Discuss the Strengths & Weaknesses of Anti – Social Behaviour Orders

“The police have a number of powers of stop and search. When using any power they must always have regards to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) codes of practice.” The effectiveness of the police stop and search procedures being used as a valuable tool in the detection of crime can be measured by looking at the role that stop and searches play in policing and the arrests they lead to. However their impact on the community and the negative image it has given the police force outweigh the results generated from stop and searches. It has been found through various reports such as one by The Equality and Human Rights Commission, arrests for serious offenses are less likely to follow from stop and searches however they do play

Since the 19th century, law enforcement and punishment has developed rapidly into the justice system we rely on today. Obscure laws that had become irrelevant in an industrial and post-industrial era were fast being replaced, and despite its lack of existence at the beginning of the 1800’s, policing standards are, today, high. The necessity for this drastic change in approach to crime has stemmed from the needs of industrial Britain, and the increased awareness of the public, and government, and their perception of crime and punishment. Rather than individual cases having a direct impact on these changes, in general they provide an insight as to the reactions of the public at the time, and along with the myriad of other cases, allow us

In recent times safeguarding of children has once again come under spotlight with cases such as Madline McKan and the horrific murders of Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells. Prior to this the Children’s act of 1984 and updated 2004 version highlighted that all professionals have an obligation to report suspected abuse. There was a public inquiry in 2000 to address the failure of the law which was not upholding the protection of vulnerable children. There was changes to the legislation and the government set up The Every Child Maters (ECM) initiative. This works in line with current legislation Working Together to Safeguard Children 2006 Act. This Act authorised guidance on how organisations and individuals should work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people in accordance with the Children Act 1989 and the Children Act 2004. All organisations must have the succeeding policies and procedures:

This act is designed to stop any contact between children and vulnerable adults who may have been harmed. The individuals who have harmed them will be put on to a barred list and will be banned from going into contact with the people they have harmed. This is where DBS checks come into place. This when somebody who is

The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 was the Government’s response to the Bichard Inquiry report which examined vetting procedures after the murders of ten-year-olds Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells in 2002. It establishes a new centralised vetting and barring scheme for people working with children.

The New South Wale’s police system have failed to meet the needs of its society due to the misuse and misconduct of its given powers. The police have a large amount of discretion

A good way to reduce the likelihood of abuse – encourages people to speak out and not be afraid to do so

This Act allows the police force to charge/arrest any person if it can be proven that they are associated with ‘bikie gangs’, have a logo relating to a gang or are in part of a group of three or more associates.

Criminalisation, a process through which certain actions/behaviour becomes illegal, is a main component of the PIC (Gordon, 1999). Actions and behaviour only becomes ‘crime’ after it has been legally (or sometimes culturally) labelled (Gordon, 1999). This also occurs when the enforcers of the law target certain groups within society for power and control. An example of criminalisation of a specific group in society is the target of homeless people where the state attempts to control homeless people through making legal policies that stretch from sleeping in public spaces to making informal trading for some income on the streets illegal, giving them grounds to be punished and either fined or incarcerated (Fooks & Pantazis, 1999). Women who have substance abuse are criminalized through the new-implemented policies that could send them to jail or have a ban from being qualified for state benefits if doctors were to ever find evidence of drug use during their pregnancy

The policy initiative aimed at tackling gang violence needs not only the police to play their role, but also other public service workers, like teachers, youth workers and multi-agencies. All of them have to work together and share information. The policy claims that to prevent gang violence the police will have to apply fixed custodial sentences for people using a knife to threaten or endanger others. The UK Boarder Agency will also have a role as with the police they need to undertake using immigration powers to deport dangerous gang members who are not UK citizens, bringing Operation Bite in London strategy to successes. When working together all hospital emergency departments will have to share confidential data on knife and gang assaults with the police and other agencies. In addition the possibility may be even a possibility of including hospital data on local crime maps. All of this is just part of the initiative and will affect not only gang members, but the public services too. The police job may become easier as they will work with other services. For example, as the hospitals will provide data to mark on local crime

Although the Safe Night out Law aims to reduce alcohol- and drug-related violence in Queensland’s nightlife, there is still a high incidence of alcohol fuelled violence. Examine the effectiveness of the newly amended criminal code and penalty laws within the new safe night out legislation.

When thinking about youth crime do you envision a country with a high rate of young offenders, gang activity and re-offending? Or do you envision a country with a significant increase of young offenders either being successfully reintegrated into society, or helped by a community when seeking forgiveness for a minor offence that they have committed? Since the passing of Bill C-7 or the Youth Criminal Justice Act on February 4, 2002 by the House of Commons, many significant improvements have been made in Canada’s youth criminal justice system on how to handle and care for young offenders. Some of the reasons why Bill C-7 was passed in Canada was because the bill before it, Young Offenders Act, had many problems and suffered large amounts

The Criminal Justice System (CJS) is one of the major public services in the United Kingdom. There are six core agencies complemented by a number of voluntary groups. Gibson and Cavadino (2008, p9) suggest that the Criminal Justice System ‘encompasses all the procedures and practices that flow from detection and apprehension of offenders right through to the rehabilitation of offenders’. The Criminal Justice System is a process through which various agencies work together to ensure that people who commit crimes are brought to justice; it exists to protect the public by reducing crime. One of the most integral components of the CJS is that of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) who are responsible for prosecuting criminal cases investigated by the police. They act independently with the role of prosecuting cases firmly, fairly and effectively when there is enough evidence with a realistic prospect of conviction (CPS, n.d). This component of the CJS has not been without its problems of controversy but has improved to become the agency that it was intended to be over time. This report aims to describe and summarise the role and importance of the Crown Prosecution Service within the Criminal Justice System. Reference to other agencies including the work of the Police, the Courts, the Probation Service, the Prison Service and Youth Justice will

Mayhew, P., Maung, N.A. and Mirrlees-Black, C., 1993. The 1992 British crime survey (pp. 17-18). HM Stationery Office.

However not all young youth display anti-social behavior while others are deeply influence peer pressure and wanted to look cool researcher from The MORI demonstrated that 60% of young people between 10 and 17 years of age wanted more police on the street as protections while 38% wanted harder treatment for their peer who committed an offence, Hopkin –Burke, 2011 (cited in Barnard 2011). Although Smith, (2013). Argued that seemed to be discord in the balancing neo-liberal and neo-conservative approaches within such communities may vary regionally. Both New Labour and conservative have suggested, that there should be greater emphasis on enforcement contrasts with the local implementation of social inclusion policies. Both government also share the belief the eradication of delay was important illegitimacy and the cost effectiveness with the justice system. While Maguire, Morgan, and, Robert, (2012) have suggested the delay within the system was sending a message to the youth that nobody care about them. Although Roger, (2005) have highlighted that while parenting courses could be seemed as successful in the short-term which in some cases have also reduces the level of anti-social behavior. However in longer term there have been many concerns have about the long-term efficacy and the cost effectiveness of national implementation of these strategy.