3,000 adults one step away from receiving an ASBO

THE number of adults a step away from receiving an antisocial behaviour order (ASBO) has doubled in less than two years, exceeding 3,000 for the first time.

The Department of Justice has revealed that as of the end of last November there were 3,033 adults on behaviour warnings. That compares with 1,434 people on similar warnings at the end of 2009.

The figure for children has also increased, from just over 1,000 at the end of 2009 to 1,974 at the end of last November.