ASB Injunctions (ASBIs)
ASBIs are Civil orders that are there to protect members of the public from:
- Behaviour that causes;
- or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress.
An injunction can have specific conditions. These can require a person to do certain positive things, like get help for an addiction. They also prohibit people from specific actions, to help stop their behaviour.
- An Injunction for a juvenile can only last up to 12 months.
- An Injunction for an Adult will last as long as the court orders it to, It can last a lifetime.
A Breach of an Injunction is a Civil offence of contempt of Court. It can be punished in a number of ways, at the Courts discretion.
Community Protection Notices
We can use these to deal with specific issues in a community, such as noise nuisance and litter.
They put the onus on a person or organisation to keep to the normal rules of behaviour. (If not followed, they can be punished through the courts.)
Public Places Protection Order
These are used to stop certain behaviour in specific places, like parks, street corners or outside a block of shops.
We also engage in a Restorative Justice Programme to try and help solve minor neighbour issues.
Acceptable Behaviour Agreements/Contracts (ABA/Cs)
This is mainly used with young people, to try to get them to agree to amend their behaviour.
- The agreement is voluntarily.
- Signed with the understanding that a breach may lead to more action being taken against the person.
- It is signed by the person and a Police Officer. (If it is a young person, it is also signed by a Youth Offending Team officer and a parent/guardian.)
Together Housing and other registered social landlords use ABCs in the same way. These details are shared with the panel.