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Use and impact of dispersal orders

On 18 October 2007, the Jospeh Rowntree Foundation (JRF) published a study (The use and impact of dispersal orders: sticking plasters and wake-up calls) which explores the implementation and impact of dispersal orders, and highlights implications for policy.
The study says that the powers accorded to police in the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 are controversial in the discretion they accord to police and the infringments of individuals’ rights they entail. This study explores:

• the manner in which dispersal orders were experienced and interpreted by local adults and young people;
• their implications for local social relations;
• the balance between enforcement and preventive approaches to local problems.

The study provides important insights into local best practice.

The use and impact of dispersal orders: sticking plasters and wake-up calls