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March 19, 2005
Scrap Asbo call after rural study
BBC News Online, 17 March, 2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4350519.stm
Anti-social behaviour orders should be abolished as part of efforts to end isolation among the young in rural areas, a study has said. A Howard League for Penal Reform report into social deprivation and rural youth crime in the West Country said the young were often regarded as a threat. As well as replacing Asbos with community projects, the report demanded more transport and leisure facilities. It found that many young offenders had moved from urban to rural areas. Author Rosie Meek said the report - Social Deprivation and Rural Youth Crime - "exploded the myth" that growing up in a rural location was nothing but beneficial for children and young people. "Young people growing up in rural communities are feeling isolated and marginalised. They feel like outsiders in their own communities," she said. Howard League for Penal Reform: http://www.howardleague.org/index.htm
Posted by Emma at March 19, 2005 09:07 AM
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