Councils yet to Issue Asbo to Under-16 in 'Neds Crackdown'
Scotland on Sunday › February 28, 2005
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TOUGH new measures to crack down on youth crime were last night called into question after it emerged local authorities are failing to use them.
Councils have been given the power to hand out anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs) to children under the age of 16 committing nuisance crimes as part of Jack McConnell's crusade against 'neds'.See the full content of this document
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Councils yet to Issue Asbo to Under-16 in 'Neds Crackdown'
But yesterday the Scottish Executive admitted that four months into the scheme not one young thug has been subject to the or...
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