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Reformed ASBO recipient questions whether Respect Orders will curb antisocial behaviour
Danny Oakley says the ASBO he received at 12 became a “badge of honour” and brought special treatment that failed to stop his offending. His experience is prompting questions about whether Respect Orders, a new adult measure introduced by the Labour government, will reduce antisocial behaviour or prove similarly ineffective.
In 2006, Oakley and his 11-year-old brother Ricky had accumulated 70 offences in Wolverhampton, including starting fires and throwing knives. Danny says his offending continued for years and that a 28-day prison sentence in 2014 changed his outlook. Respect Orders can impose bans and curfews on adults for conduct including harassment, drug use and street drinking; breaches can lead to criminal sanctions, including prison. Critics question whether police, courts and prisons have capacity to enforce them.
In short
- Danny Oakley says his ASBO failed to deter him.
- He says prison in 2014 changed his outlook.
- Critics question whether Respect Orders can be enforced.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “What happened to the original ASBO kids? As Andy Burnham introduces new form of antisocial behaviour order, a reformed hoodlum who terrorised his estate aged 12 admits: ‘It was a badge of honour, I was rewarded for bad behaviour’”.