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Monday, November 03, 2003
See 30th October posting for initial coverage and official links.
“Why talking up youth of today will win votes: Jack McConnell won the May elections with a manifesto promising war on vandals, tearaways and nuisance neighbours. He saw his tough talk on anti-social behaviour as a positive response to the complaints he heard from ordinary people across Scotland. . .” Evening News. Comment. 6.11.03
“Anti-yob law bid attacked: Jack McConnell’s plans to get tough with young yobs have been attacked by a social work chief as a threat to ongoing work with young people in the Lothians . . .” Evening News
“Waging war on yobs: Maybe, just maybe, the days of the street corner yob could be numbered. The Scottish Executive has unveiled a raft of hard-hitting measures aimed at cracking down on the ned culture which has brought misery to so many - and not before time.[. . .] Some police bodies have called the proposals unneccessary but they shold try telling that to people, of all ages, whose lives are being ruined [. . .] Yes, the measures are tough. Let’s just hope they work.” Sunday Post: Opinion. No link.
“Tackling ned culture: Jack McConnell last week unveiled the details of one of his key policies, to attack anti-social behaviour. Inevitably, the launch was overshadowed by other political events, particularly the Tory leadership crisis and the opening of the Fraser inquiry, but this is a significant initiative by the Scottish Executive which will be welcomed across the country if it is successful [. . . .] The move has raised objections among the usual suspects - from politically correct politicians (who even object to the use of the word “ned") to social workers who put more energy into excusing youth disorder than preventing it. But most Scots, especially those who live most closely with these problems, will back the initiative. . .” Scotland on Sunday
“Prince?s Trust warning over youth crime bill: Executive?s antisocial policy under fire as poll finds majority of young Scots feel let down by services [. . .] The Prince?s Trust has warned that attempts to crack down on youngsters who persist in hanging around street corners could irresponsibly demonise them and aggravate their sense of isolation. . .” Sunday Herald
Radio
Lesley Riddoch (phone-in). BBC Radio Scotland. Thurs 30th Oct. Scroll down play-list and click play again symbol for Thursday. Available 7days.
Sunday Live. (Features young people’s responses). BBC Radio Scotland. 2nd Nov. . Click ‘listen again’ symbol.
Also
Kenyon Confronts. Wednesday, 5 November, 2003 1930 GMT on BBC 1. Yobs: Busting the Ban; In the war against crime on Britain’s streets, one of the government’s big ideas was the Asbo (anti-social behaviour order), which clamps down on young louts and yobs who terrorise their local community [. . .] Paul Kenyon goes undercover to reveal how hundreds of young tearaways are ignoring the bans and flouting the law [. . .] In an exclusive survey of local authorities he discovers that the Asbo system is on the point of collapse.
Posted by MM
on Mon 3rd Nov 2003
at 2:15 pm
Antisocial Behaviour Legislation Antisocial Behaviour etc (Scotland) Act 2004 Young People
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