ASBO

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ASBO is a British legal measure formerly used to restrict the behavior of individuals engaged in persistent antisocial conduct in their communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil order
legal measure
abolishedByAct Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 NERFINISHED
abolishedInJurisdiction England and Wales NERFINISHED
ageMinimumForSubject 10 years
appliedTo adults
young people aged 10 and over
appliesInJurisdiction England NERFINISHED
Scotland NERFINISHED
Wales NERFINISHED
breachConsequence criminal offence
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticisedFor being used for relatively minor misbehaviour
ineffectiveness in reducing antisocial behaviour
stigmatising young people
culturalImpact term entered popular British vocabulary
enforcementMechanism criminal prosecution for breach
fullName Anti-Social Behaviour Order NERFINISHED
introducedBy UK government NERFINISHED
introducedInRegion England and Wales NERFINISHED
Scotland NERFINISHED
introducedUnderAct Crime and Disorder Act 1998 NERFINISHED
issuedBy county courts
magistrates' courts
legalCategory anti-social behaviour legislation
legalNature civil
legalProcessType civil proceedings with criminal penalties for breach
legalStatusInEnglandAndWales abolished
legalSystem British law NERFINISHED
mediaCoverage widely covered in British media
orderDuration fixed period or until further order
purpose to protect the public from harassment, alarm or distress
to restrict antisocial behaviour
replacedBy Criminal Behaviour Order NERFINISHED
Injunction to Prevent Nuisance and Annoyance NERFINISHED
requestedBy local authorities
police
registered social landlords
standardOfProof civil standard
targets individuals engaged in persistent antisocial behaviour
typicalRestrictions prohibition from associating with named individuals GENERATED
prohibition from engaging in specified behaviours GENERATED
prohibition from entering certain areas GENERATED
yearAbolishedInEnglandAndWales 2014
yearIntroduced 1999

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