In northeast Derbyshire, a former coal mining area with pockets of high deprivation, about 70 per cent of our antisocial behaviour intervention relates to adults.
Of course, there are young people who engage in antisocial behaviour, some of which can be very serious. Some young people have been involved in the criminal justice system for years without getting the personalised and intensive support they need. Antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) come with court-imposed individual support orders that compel agencies to work together in a formal way.
One young woman, who was a persistent and violent offender, with both drug and alcohol issues, was made the subject of an ASBO. The twin-track approach of a robustly constructed ASBO, with very specific wording tailored to her offending, and the intensive support package attached to the order, has resulted in a virtual elimination of her offending. Before the ASBO, she had refused to engage with youth offending team or drug and alcohol workers, but afterwards she was able to get the support she needed.
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