... May declared her intention to “move beyond the ASBO”, to not “repeat the mistakes of the past” and to introduce more effective powers to stop problem behaviour (Coin Street Community Centre, 2010 ; Home Office, 2011, pp. 1-2, 2012, p. 3). The government cited evidence that 3.5 million incidents...

...Stuart Kirby; Ann Edmondson Purpose Academics, politicians and the media have debated the merits of the Anti‐Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) for over a decade. Much of this discussion has been associated with negative connotations and there are currently government proposals to abolish the order...