YES - KEITH SIMPSON, head of service development, Safeguarding Communities - Reducing Offending (Sacro)
Support is drying up in some quarters, but the picture is confused. The Association of Chief Police Officers Scotland recently suggested that dealing with neighbour disputes, vandalism and minor crime represents ineffective use of police time. On the other hand, there is evidence that some police officers in England and Wales are responding enthusiastically to the use of antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) because they require lower standards of proof than criminal convictions.
Rod Morgan, the chair of the Youth Justice Board, has expressed serious concern about the effect ASBOs are having on detention rates among under-18s. He is also worried about the consequent reductions in funding available for non-custodial interventions.
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