What is a gang injunction?
A gang injunction is a civil preventative order brought in under Part 4 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009. It allows courts to place a range of requirements and prohibitions on the behaviour and activities of individuals, such as prohibiting them from going to a particular place, associating with particular people, having a certain animal, or wearing certain clothing. Gang injunctions have been available for use against adults since January 2011, and were extended to 14- 17-year-olds in January 2012, as part of a series of measures announced by the Home Secretary to deal with the fallout of the 2011 London riots.
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