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Article: Ministers say controversial extensions to the antisocial behaviour controls must be more widely used, but some remain sceptical
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- The Scotsman
- Article date:
- November 10, 2006
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ANTISOCIAL behaviour orders must be used more frequently to
improve the quality of life in Scotland, ministers said yesterday.
Two years after the Scottish Executive extended the range and
scope of ASBOs to give the authorities greater power to tackle
antisocial behaviour, many areas are still not taking full advantage
of the legislation.
Basic antisocial behaviour orders have been around for seven years
but the 2004 Anti-Social Behaviour Act extended the scope of ASBOs to
cover young teenagers (12-15) for the first time and allow courts to
impose ASBOs as part of a sentence.
The act also introduced new measures for councils and the police,
including police dispersal orders, fixed penalty ...