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What can be done about anti-social behaviour, particularly amongst the young. The police in my area are applying a dispersal order whereby groups of teenagers of 3 or more are moved on if they are perceived to be acting in an intimidating manner after 9pm. But it seems to me that the problem, as with the enfocing ASBOs (Anti social Behaviour Orders), is a lack of manpower to catch those who breach them. I have heard of the police adopting a 'zero tolerence approach' in the past (in New York I believe and an area in the North East of England a while ago amongst others). Did this work? I work with teenagers and the lack of respect and care for others shown by some bothers me.

Anyone got any bright ideas?

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Originally posted by mancityboy
What can be done about anti-social behaviour, particularly amongst the young. The police in my area are applying a dispersal order whereby groups of teenagers of 3 or more are moved on if they are perceived to be acting in an intimidating manner after 9pm. But it seems to me that the problem, as with the enfocing ASBOs (Anti social Behaviour Orders), is a ...[text shortened]... lack of respect and care for others shown by some bothers me.

Anyone got any bright ideas?
The New York experiment has been shown to be successful in significantly reducing crime there, but I believe the attempt to apply similar methods here foundered when a politically motivated feud resulted in the removal of the senior police officer in charge of the operation.

As to the lack of respect shown by teenagers generally of which you complain, I think it likely that this is at least partly due to the attitude of teachers like you towards British identity and self-respect.

Edit. I am referring to your recent post regarding your attitude to burning the national flag.

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Originally posted by 7ate9
What is anti-social behaviour?
Apparently being social after 9pm is anti-social.

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Originally posted by mancityboy
What can be done about anti-social behaviour, particularly amongst the young.
I think we should learn from history.
Put them in stocks in the town centre and let passers-by pelt them with rotten fruit and veg.

Or machine gun them.
No, maybe not, that's an idea from a left-wing loony.

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Originally posted by aging blitzer
I think we should learn from history.
Put them in stocks in the town centre and let passers-by pelt them with rotten fruit and veg.

Or machine gun them.
No, maybe not, that's an idea from a left-wing loony.
Could you clarify this for me. If it's my fault I do apologise.

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Originally posted by Philodor
The New York experiment has been shown to be successful in significantly reducing crime there, but I believe the attempt to apply similar methods here foundered when a politically motivated feud resulted in the removal of the senior police officer in charge of the operation.

As to the lack of respect shown by teenagers generally of which you complain ...[text shortened]...
Edit. I am referring to your recent post regarding your attitude to burning the national flag.
Sorry the last post should have been in reply to Philodor!

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Originally posted by mancityboy
What can be done about anti-social behaviour, particularly amongst the young. The police in my area are applying a dispersal order whereby groups of teenagers of 3 or more are moved on if they are perceived to be acting in an intimidating manner after 9pm. But it seems to me that the problem, as with the enfocing ASBOs (Anti social Behaviour Orders), is a ...[text shortened]... lack of respect and care for others shown by some bothers me.

Anyone got any bright ideas?
Yeah.
You have to stimulate creativity in children from an early age.
That means no computers or TVs in their bedrooms and big boxes of lego to play with on rainy Sunday afternoons.

Perhaps instead of planting a 7 year old infront of his playstation, sit down with him/her and make your own boardgame.

Etc. etc.

And as for teenagers, give them something to do.
If teenagers are training to make parachute jumps, then they ain't gonna be hanging around lampposts hassling grannies, are they?

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Originally posted by shavixmir
Yeah.
You have to stimulate creativity in children from an early age.
That means no computers or TVs in their bedrooms and big boxes of lego to play with on rainy Sunday afternoons.

Perhaps instead of planting a 7 year old infront of his playstation, sit down with him/her and make your own boardgame.

Etc. etc.

And as for teenagers, give them ...[text shortened]... parachute jumps, then they ain't gonna be hanging around lampposts hassling grannies, are they?
I never thought I would agree with you, shav, but here I do. Wonders will never cease!

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Originally posted by mancityboy
What can be done about anti-social behaviour, particularly amongst the young. The police in my area are applying a dispersal order whereby groups of teenagers of 3 or more are moved on if they are perceived to be acting in an intimidating manner after 9pm. But it seems to me that the problem, as with the enfocing ASBOs (Anti social Behaviour Orders), is a ...[text shortened]... lack of respect and care for others shown by some bothers me.

Anyone got any bright ideas?
Send them for a stint in the army, a bit of "the old national service" would help

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Originally posted by RSMA1234
Send them for a stint in the army, a bit of "the old national service" would help
Yeah. Getting people to follow orders, dress the same and train them to kill people will really sort out the world's problems...

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Originally posted by RSMA1234
Send them for a stint in the army, a bit of "the old national service" would help
Agreed. The problem now is that the Army has been so pruned that it no longer has the manpower to cope with an such an influx of raw recruits.

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Back in 1997, I was one of several million people who voted for "Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime." I'm still waiting for the second of these promises to be delivered.

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Originally posted by Amaurote
Back in 1997, I was one of several million people who voted for "Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime." I'm still waiting for the second of these promises to be delivered.
No wonder, you poor fool. Until we nip crime 'in the bud' at the earliest sign of its manifestation we shall never control it.

I do not kid myself that it can ever be entirely eradicated, but there is no hope of preventing its escalation unless we stamp on it at birth, so to speak. Whatever the 'causes'.

Edit. Unfortunately you were not alone in falling for Blair's spin rhetoric at the time. A more dishonest little creep has never before presented himself for election.

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