More than half of Notts Asbo orders breached
MORE than half of all Anti-social Behaviour Orders (Asbos) have been breached in Notts, according to new figures.
The Home Office has today published details of the number of Asbo orders issued up to 2008.
In Notts, 54% of Asbos have been breached since figures began to be recorded in 2000.
The national average is 55%.
Home Secretary Theresa May has said it is "time to move beyond the Asbo" and has launched a review of their effectiveness.
She said it was time to "stop tolerating" anti-social behaviour.
6 Comments
by S, Bakersfield
Thursday, July 29 2010, 1:46AM
“The ASBO was like the PCSO a nice idea on paper..cheap n not so cheerful.
The problems within the legal system especially in Norttingham are the judges/magistrates seem unaware of the flaws in the ASBO as it stands. That a slap on the wrist won't ever work, as the next step up is to slap the other wrist.
The judiciary are out of touch in an ivory tower by and large....is that a lack of understanding or pig headedness??
As for a solution? The current Govt want to slash and burn budgets and the new ACC here wants more Specials and PCSO's. Perhaps ou new ACC should go into bat for a revised budget for Notts as slashing frontline coppers will only lead to increased crime and the already demoralised troops feeling even worse..too hard ACC??????
If you want it done on a budget and cheeply (sic) then sure give out more ASBO's and then have some jumped up lackey issue a report saying 'oh the ASBO's don't work'
oh really Gracie, when your lot were in opposition what was your policy on law an order??? the real thing not the US tv show...”
by Didge, Bulwell
Wednesday, July 28 2010, 11:11PM
“Did anyone see those "exterminator" films..?”
by phil, gedling
Wednesday, July 28 2010, 8:54PM
“it was not suppose to work it was invented to give a few jobs to friends ?so they could have a job for life thanks to the tax payers to check up on these louts who will never be any good because they blame everyone else for their problems never themselves for smoking weed ect.drinking.taking drugs.lock um up straight away 12 month min ?but if they do that then theres not going to be enough money in the pot to pay judges police.polititions.the list is endless”
by Tom, Ruddington
Wednesday, July 28 2010, 8:49PM
“ASBOs were just a way to arrest a habitual criminal before waiting for them to actually do something.
Why not print the average punishment given by the courts for breaching an ASBO to see the 'effectiveness'.”
by Alan, Nottingham
Wednesday, July 28 2010, 6:23PM
“Bring back the birch. - Problem solved (and make it public - so everyone can see the idiots who think they are above the law)”
by mickey summers, Rochester, NY USA
Wednesday, July 28 2010, 4:12PM
“ASBO's WERE A WAY FORWARD WITH THE ISSUE BUT UNLESS THE JUDICIARY GIVE OUT THE STRONGEST PENALTIES FOR BREACHING THEM THEY BECOME AS MUCH USE AS AN ASHTRAY ON A MOTORBIKE”