Anti-social behaviour
The term anti-social behaviour covers a wide range of selfish
and unacceptable activity that can blight community
life.
It's any form of intimidating or destructive activity that damages
or destroys another person's quality of life.
The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 formally defines anti-social
behaviour as: "Acting in a manner that causes or is likely to cause
harassment, alarm or distress to one or more persons not of the
same household."
Most types of anti-social behaviour fit into one of three
categories:
- Street problems e.g, intimidation, begging, public drug
dealing, reckless driving on mini-motorbikes
- Nuisance neighbours e.g, excessive noise, animal-related
problems, harrassment and criminal damage
- Environmental crime e.g, littering, graffiti, vandalism and
fly-tipping
Anti-social behaviour
strategy
Anti-social behaviour can make life unpleasant and lead to more
serious crime so Essex Police has formed a strategy to
enhance its processes and responses to anti-social behaviour.
It emphasises key aspects of anti-social behaviour incidents
from the point of them being reported to the police, through to
attendance, response and quality assurance.
As part of the commitment to tackling anti-social behaviour each
Community Safety Partnership (a partnership between the police,
local authorities, probation service, health authorities, the
voluntary sector, local residents and businesses set up to reduce
crime and disorder) has established minimum standards, ensuring victims
are treated fairly and with dignity, practical support is given to
address victims' needs and relevant information and intelligence
are shared.