http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displayStory.cfm?story_id=5389547
"Britons may not suffer more from incivilities such as graffiti, spitting and verbal abuse than other nations, but they certainly make more of a fuss about them. MPs hear so many complaints from their constituents that Tony Banks, a former left-wing MP who died on January 8th, described one legislative attempt to tackle the problem as a 'letting-off-steam bill'.Since coming to power in 1997, the Labour government has honed weapons against anti-social behaviour that are unmatched for severity in the western world.
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The most potent of these is the Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO). "
