Objectives of the Anti-Social Behaviour Toolkit
The Government is supporting Crime & Disorder Partnerships in developing robust
community safety strategies and action plans, which are:
Responsive to community concerns: partnerships are encouraged to develop strategies
in consultation with local communities
Evidence-based and led: an audit is important in providing a clear understanding
of the anti-social behaviour problems in an area so that partnerships can choose which
problems to tackle and set baselines for improvement. In designing solutions to
these problems, emphasis is placed on methods that have reliably been shown to work
in similar contexts or- where this not available – on sound principles
Outcome focused: partnerships are encouraged to set clear targets and monitor
and evaluate the outcomes of their work, and adjust the interventions implemented,
in the light of this activity.
This anti-social behaviour toolkit is part of an extensive programme being put
in place to support partnerships to achieve reductions in crime and disorder. It
offers practical advice and guidance on how partnerships together with stakeholders
and their communities can:
Identify local problems
Determine local action
Implement local action
Assess local action
It provides information on the latest developments, research findings and promising
approaches to tackling anti-social behaviour. It includes tools for identifying problems,
developing responses and monitoring progress at local neighbourhood level with the
aim of making communities safer and creating sustainable areas, in which people wish
to live, work and stay.
A three-pronged attack on anti-social behaviour is recommended throughout the toolkit,
as an effective means of addressing the problem as a whole:
prevention, by Crime & Disorder Partnerships & putting in place measures to
create a physical & social environment where anti-social behaviour is less likely
to arise in the first place;
enforcement; making use of current powers available under the Housing Act 1996,
the Crime & Disorder Act 1998; and
reintegration/resettlement; breaking the cycle of repeated anti-social behaviour
& minimising perverse outcomes such as homelessness
This anti-social behaviour toolkit is one of a series of 22 toolkits designed to
help all those involved in crime reduction to work as effectively as possible. The
effectiveness of the toolkits relies on your help. We very much welcome contributions
and advice on how to improve their content and their approach. There are details
on how you can help at ‘Innovation’
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