All of us would benefit from such a lead, in that it would influence our own deliberations and possibly cajole the media into a more sensible analysis.
Right now, we find ourselves in a climate of fury about the "yobs" on our streets. The Director of Public Prosecutions has appointed specialist prosecutors to pursue the antisocial behaviour agenda, yet when asked on the radio to define a "yob", he felt unable to do so. The list of behaviour defined elsewhere as antisocial is an eclectic and convenient mix, ranging from many activities that are patently criminal through to things that, fundamentally, are typically social as far as young people, if not others, are concerned.
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