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Originally Posted by Derek S

Like so much of the last governments plans it was a good idea, poorly implemented.

Breaches of them were seen as an minor thing and instead of being harshly treated it was just another way to avoid being sent to prison.

Its the same with community sentences. If you don't comply the chances of actually being jailed are pretty remote and in 9 out of 10 times repeated breaches will normally end up with the whole thing being forgotten about.

Exactly ,and what 13yr old "fully asbo'd" teenager is going stay away from a certain shop or area of a city just because he has been told to .An asbo implies that someone is going to watch you 24/7 to make sure you abide by it and we all know that isn't going to happen