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Antisocial Behaviour: CIH report, Edinburgh initiatives.

Friday, November 14, 2003

Media

"Bad neighbours ‘beat crackdown’: Concerns were voiced yesterday over the introduction of a key plank of the Scottish Executive?s attempts to crack down on anti-social behaviour among neighbours. An Executive-funded report into the use of Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) found that many had been breached - while some local authorities were failing to introduce them. . .” Scotsman

Press Release

"Crack-down on antisocial behaviour: The latest study into the use of Antisocial Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) has found that they have an important role to play in the Executive’s high-profile strategy to tackle the issue in communities across Scotland. Commissioned by the Executive, and published today by the Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland (CIH), the report concluded that ASBOs are becoming a significant tool in the armoury of actions available to tackle antisocial behaviour. . .” Scot. Exec. 13.11.03

Also

"Council pays for squad of specialist police officers: In the first scheme of its kind in Scotland, Edinburgh Council is paying for a squad of new police officers dedicated full-time to tackling anti-social behavior. The officers will work alongside the council’s housing department in schemes like Muirhouse and Craigmillar. . .” Scottish TV

"Go-ahead for crackdown on vice girls: City councillors have approved the issuing of anti-social behaviour orders to drive prostitutes off the city?s streets. And they are still considering setting up of a hit squad of civilian “detectives” to target vice girls. . .” Evening News

"Anti social officers recruited in the capital: Extra police officers are being recruited in Edinburgh to tackle anti-social behaviour. . .” Scottish TV

"Exclusion laws to tackle soliciting: AntiSocial Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) are to be introduced for the first time in Scotland to remove prostitutes from residential areas. . .” Herald

Posted by MM on Fri 14th Nov 2003 at 2:58 pm
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