Applicable to: England and Wales

The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 introduced various measures to address anti-social behaviour, including:

• Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs);
• Child Curfew Schemes;
• Child Safety Orders;
• Truancy powers (allowing the Police to work with Local Authorities and schools to tackle truancy - the Police are able to pick up truants and return them to a designated area);
• Parenting Orders; and
• Tackling Racism (the Act created new offences such as racially aggravated assault, criminal damage, public order offences and harassment).

References
Crime and Disorder Act. (1998). The Stationery Office. London. (Please click here to access the Act online.)

Related glossary entries
Anti-Social Behaviour Orders 
Parenting Orders