Antisocial Behaviour (Sentencing)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Justice – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 10 November 2009.

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Photo of David Howarth David Howarth Shadow Secretary of State for Justice 2:30, 10 November 2009

One problem is that a lot of what the authorities treat as antisocial behaviour is in reality crime-such as assault, criminal damage and public order offences. Should those offences not be treated as crime, rather than dealt with under a civil procedure?