How can we make Asbos less cool? / Guaridan Blog, 7 Aug 2006

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"Nearly a third of young people see Asbos as a badge of honour, accoring to an MTV poll. In Liverpool, the Telegraph reports, schoolchildren now actively seek the orders, "feeling left out because all their friends have letters after their names". "It's all about reputation," Tony Mitsinga, 20, told the Guardian. "The badder you are, the more reputation you get. The more reputation you get, the less likely anyone will mess around with you as you walk down the street." The Home Office - which has made Asbos a centrepin of its "respect" agenda - acknowledges that some young people feel Asbos conferred kudos, but says "the novelty soon wears off". So, should we abandon Asbos altogether? And if not, what can we do to make them less appealing to young people?
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