Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014
Public General Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which consolidated and expanded law enforcement powers in addressing anti-social behaviour. One significant aspect of the act is that it replaced anti-social behaviour orders, the primary civil order in the United Kingdom since 1998, with criminal behaviour orders.
Background
The 2010 coalition government expressed its intention to replace ASBOs, citing the reasons that "breach rates are high, and the number issued has been steadily declining since 2005." In July 2010, Home Secretary Theresa May announced her intention to reform anti-social behaviour measures for England and Wales, with the abolition of ASBOs in due course in favour of alternative "community-based" social control policies.
In 2012, the government produced a white paper titled Putting victims first: more effective responses to anti-social behaviour, that outlined its intentions about reforming anti-social behaviour legislation. The white paper stated that it wanted to challenge "dangerous and yobbish behaviour of those who make victims' lives a misery". Liberal Democrat objections prevented the implementation of the paper's proposals. The 2013 government paper, Reform of Anti-Social Behaviour Powers: Groups 'Hanging Around' mentioned specifically targeting certain types of youths behaviour. It mentioned that the government acknowledged that youths 'hanging about' might cause people to feel intimidated and fear for their safety regardless if their behaviour was anti-social. Government publications also revealed it was eager to deal with concerns about the perceived anti-social behaviour of people who are drunks, beggars, and irresponsible dog owners.
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