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Anti-social Behaviour

Government Office for the North West works with partners in the North West to help tackle and reduce anti-social behaviour in our communities. These partners include Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships, Local Authorities, the five Police Forces in the region, Housing Associations and the voluntary and community sector.

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There is much research that supports the argument that the results of many anti-social acts such as youths hanging around the streets, drug dealing, noisy neighbours, litter and graffiti have both a direct and indirect affect on an area – damaging the image and reputation of the area, driving up fear of crime, and increasing the likelihood of more serious crime such as car thefts, burglary and robbery.
 
In the North West we have had many successes in reducing anti-social behaviour, especially in some of the more deprived areas. There have been a multitude of various approaches ranging from the "tougher" end of dealing with anti-social behaviour using legislative powers including Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs), Acceptable Behaviour Contract (ABCs) and issuing fines via Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs), to activity at the other end of the spectrum such as projects involving people in clean up campaigns and sports activities.
 
It has been proven in the North West that the most effective way to reduce levels of Anti-Social Behaviour is by adopting multi-agency approaches.  This holistic model meets the needs of both the individual and community and there have been many examples across the North West of targeted approaches which have reduced anti-social behaviour.  These campaigns have achieved fantastic improvement/reductions in the many types of anti-social activities using a range of interventions - from education/awareness raising through to tough legal action using whatever powers were appropriate for dealing with individual incidents.  However, there are still real challenges in many parts of the region and Government Office for the North West continues to work with partners to ensure that Anti-Social Behaviour remains a priority and that agencies are committed to reduce incidents further. 

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Crime & Community Safety Team
Government Office for the North West
City Tower
Piccadilly Plaza
Manchester
M1 4BE
email: GONWcommunitysafety@gonw.gsi.gov.uk


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