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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
ASBO canonical 1
Asbo 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf civil order
legal measure
abolishedByAct Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014
abolishedInJurisdiction England and Wales
ageMinimumForSubject 10 years
appliedTo adults
young people aged 10 and over
appliesInJurisdiction England
Scotland
Wales
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
introducedBy UK government
introducedInRegion England and Wales
Scotland
introducedUnderAct Crime and Disorder Act 1998
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
linked to: United Kingdom law
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
Injunction to Prevent Nuisance and Annoyance
requestedBy local authorities
police
registered social landlords
standardOfProof civil standard
targets individuals engaged in persistent antisocial behaviour
typicalRestrictions prohibition from associating with named individuals
prohibition from engaging in specified behaviours
prohibition from entering certain areas
yearAbolishedInEnglandAndWales 2014
yearIntroduced 1999

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dennis "Asbo" Carter nickname Asbo
subject linked to: Dennis “Asbo” Carter
linked to: ASBO