The Institute for Public Policy Research believes the Government's tough line on antisocial behaviour is alienating agencies that could support young people who are in trouble, and that there is a danger preventive work is undervalued.
The Anti-social behaviour: Challenges and responses report, published earlier this week, is particularly critical of the use of antisocial behaviour orders, saying that "the number of orders issued should not be shorthand for how well or active a local authority is in tackling anti-social behaviour".
The research is based on a study of measures used to tackle antisocial behaviour in the London borough of Newham. Miranda Lewis, a research fellow at the institute, said it would like to see a clearer definition of antisocial behaviour that differentiates it from criminal offences.
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