Home Secretary David Blunkett last week launched Respect and Responsibility - Taking a Stand Against Antisocial Behaviour. It spells out new powers for the police and local authorities to deal with a range of antisocial behaviour issues and is due to go before parliament in the next few weeks (see analysis, p7).
But The Children's Society says the plans are "unworkable" and "sensational".
Sharon Moore, policy manager at the society, said spot fines that young people pay themselves was a "simplistic solution that may alienate and isolate" young people.
But the Youth Justice Board welcomed the white paper, particularly its focus on early intervention and the extension for intensive supervision and surveillance programmes (ISSPs).
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