Anti-Social Behaviour as defined in the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, is when a person has acted in a manner that “causes or was likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to one or more persons not of the same household as himself” This underlines that it is the effect on others that is important when interpreting the problem.
Anti-Social Behaviour may include amongst others:
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Deliberate Fire Setting
- Harassment of residents or passer-by
- Verbal abuse
- Criminal damage
- Vandalism
- Noise nuisance
- Graffiti
- Threatening behaviour in large groups
- Underage drinking or smoking
- Substance misuse
- Joy-riding
- Begging
- Prostitution
- Kerb-crawling
- Throwing missiles
- Assault
- Vehicle related nuisance
