Parents to be taken to task on ASBOs: McDowell

PARENTS will be bound by the courts to stop their child’s bad behaviour under the proposed anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs), Justice Minister Michael McDowell has said.

He said courts will have the power to order parents to undertake parenting courses or treatment for addiction problems.

“The court will be empowered to bind the parents over to ensure the child stops his or her offending behaviour,” Mr McDowell told an open forum on ASBOs.