The orders, set out in a government white paper, will be issued by courts after conviction, banning individuals from certain activities or places.
A breach could lead to a five-year prison sentence – the same as an Asbo.
Crime prevention injunctions will replace five existing orders, and can be administered if the offences are proven on “the balance of probabilities” rather than the tougher criminal standard of "beyond reasonable doubt".
The total number of orders for dealing with antisocial behaviour will be cut from the current 19 to six, and a “community trigger” will allow police, council’s and other agencies to act after three complaints by one individual or five complaints from different households.
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