Giving a town an ASBO: The implications of Public Spaces Protection Orders
Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPO) were first introduced in England and Wales in 2014 as part of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act.
Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPO) were first introduced in England and Wales in 2014 as part of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act.
How have we influenced the use of antisocial behaviour powers to manage young adults?
Building on work we completed last year, we are carrying out a series of activities to further explore how antisocial behaviour (ASB) measures are being used to sanction young adults (18 to 25 year olds), particularly in areas where use of the measures is high.
Our latest project, funded by the Barrow Cadbury Trust, is now underway.
It will build on the findings from the project on young adults and antisocial behaviour measures we completed last year, which established the extent of the use of three antisocial behaviour (ASB) tools to sanction young adults in England and Wales.
We aim to further explore how...
In 2014, the system of anti-social behaviour powers in England and Wales was overhauled. Heralded as making anti-social behaviour more responsive to communities and...
Roger Grimshaw, our Research Director, conducted research for the T2A Alliance into how probation practitioners have been using T2A’s Taking Account of Maturity guide...
The Children’s Commissioner, Anne Longfield, has advocated that children being looked after by the state should have the right to be...
As a qualitative researcher I’m often quick to point out the limits of interpreting the world through numbers. However, having worked on...
This is an edited version of an article that appears in the June 2010 issue of Criminal Justice Matters. It summarises...