In response to a fall in the use of Anti Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) by 15 per cent reported today by the Telegraph, Graham Beech, Director of Communications at young person’s charity Catch22, says:
“ASBOs can be useful but will only ever be a part of the solution to anti-social behaviour and need to be balanced with further support and intervention. Their effectiveness on the behaviour of younger people is also questionable.
“We welcome the decline in the use of ASBOs if it signals an increase in the sort of intervention and prevention programmes that have been proved to be effective in curbing anti-social behaviour and the fear associated with it.
“Our experience shows that by channelling young people’s energy and enthusiasm into more positive activities we can reduce anti-social behaviour dramatically.”
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Catch22works with 37,000 young people in more than 150 places in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It helps young people find ways out of tough situations by building strong relationships with them and tackling the problems they face through specialist projects.
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Catch22 is the new charity formed by the merger of young people’s charity Rainer and crime prevention charity Crime Concern in July 2008. It has 200 years of experience working with young people. To find out more go to www.catch-22.org.uk
