The dangers of criminalising children / The Independent, 20 Jun 2005

"When the Government unveiled its 'antisocial behaviour orders' scheme in 1999, there was no suggestion that its primary targets would be children. Yet that has been precisely the effect. The latest figures from the Government show that more than half of the 4,000 Asbos imposed in the past six years were for those aged 18 or younger. That should be cause for substantial concern."