The Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 came into place to replace old anti-social behaviour powers (including ASBO’s), as people saw these to be ineffective. In replace of the 19 pre-existing powers, six new powers were put into place including Criminal Behaviour Orders, Civil Injunctions and Community Protection Notices. A spokesperson for the Home
What have Police and Crime Commissioners got to do with anti-social behaviour? Well, we would suggest they have quite a lot to do with it! Firstly, when they run for this elected post, they speak out about how they will help victims of both crime and anti-social behaviour. They also speak out about helping vulnerable
I sense there is a rather sketchy distinction going on across the country between anti-social behaviour and a neighbour dispute. At best this is causing confusion. At worst it is leaving innocent, vulnerable victims ignored and without proper support and help. “Nothing was done because it was labelled a neighbour dispute.” Is this a familiar
We believe that there is a fundamental flaw underlying victim empowerment when individuals are dealing with such big organisations like Councils and social landlords. The relationship is so unbalanced that it is easy to see how a victim could be ignored and feel powerless. The Victim’s Voice From our perspective, as a charity seeking to
Mental Health and Anti-Social Behaviour This week is Mental Health Awareness week. As we hear from victims and speak to agencies, it is clear that mental health and anti-social behaviour are closely interlinked. It is a difficult topic and we would suggest that often in cases of ASB it is the elephant in the room
During the month of April, a radio interview with Age UK was aired a number of times on ‘The Wireless’, to an audience of older people. We were delighted to be a guest on the ‘We’ve Got Mail‘ programme, alongside Age UK’s own expert on anti-social behaviour, Lottie Beauchamp. We answered questions from 5 different
“The kids continue to run until way after 11 at night. Since they moved in my daughter struggles to fall asleep and wakes up scared when the loud “bangs” sound so late.” ‘Sam’ Anti-social behaviour takes so many different forms. We all have different levels of tolerance to it – since it is defined as
Two weeks ago I had the privilege of leading a workshop at the Resolve ASB annual conference on “Putting Victims First”. I co-led the workshop with an ASB practitioner from Greater Manchester who is passionate about putting victims first and led the section on how we do that practically. Her casual mention of the
Summer brings an increase in anti-social behaviour. With warmer weather and longer days there are more people out and about, gathering together on street corners and parks, or in their homes. This is all wonderful. In the last week alone I have attended an evening BBQ, hosted a dinner party including pre-dinner drinks out in
Do we sometimes underestimate the power of a local petition? We have a page dedicated to tips for putting together a petition – http://asbhelp.co.uk/petition/ – because we believe they can be effective. It is a tangible way to make your individual voice louder and insist action is taken. Of course if 5 of you have