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  • ASBOs – Arguments For and Against

    ASBOs are a form of Zero Tolerance crime control and have been in use in the UK since 1999 – below are a few examples of how they’re used. Read them through and consider the arguments for and against using them in each case… An ASBO for shop lifting In 2013 jobless single mother Jade…

  • Environmental Crime Prevention – Definition, Examples and Evaluation

    Environmental Crime Prevention strategies include formal and informal social control measures which try to clamp down on anti-social behaviour and prevent an area from deteriorating. They emphasises the role of formal control measures (the police) much more than situational crime prevention theory. Examples, some of which are dealt with below, include Zero Tolerance Policing, ASBOs,…