Pauline Batstone, chair of the Association of Youth Offending Team Managers, drew applause from delegates when she tackled the Home Secretary on ASBOs.
In particular, she spoke of what she sees as an undue emphasis being placed on obtaining orders, and the increased encouragement from Government on publicising details about the orders and the young people who have been given them.
When young people are stigmatised in the local press, as well as appearing on posters and leaflets, it is not surprising that they find difficulty in gaining employment or housing, or even lose what jobs and accommodation they have. It is hard to see in what way losing a job and a home is going to encourage troubled young people to behave more constructively.
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