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ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR

WHAT IS ANTISOCIAL WHAT IS ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR BEHAVIOUR

• Bullying in School & out of School
• Vandalism or graffiti
• Playing music too loudly
• Shouting, screaming or swearing
• Drinking alcohol
• Violence or threats of violence
• Drug Misuse
• Playing Truant
• Verbal Abuse
• Dropping Litter
• Blocking entrance ways
• Spitting

How does ASB make people feel? How does ASB make people feel?

• Isolated & Alone
• Scared
• Annoyed
• Intimidated
• Fearful
• No one understands

Tackling Antisocial Behaviour Tackling Antisocial Behaviour

• Have you seen antisocial behaviour?
• Has someone done something to you?
• Are you involved and don’t know how to

stop?

You can Get Help! You can Get Help!

Getting Help Getting Help

• Speak to Friends, Brothers or Sisters
• Tell your parents or guardian
• Speak to a Teacher
• Talk to your Youth Group Leader
• Talking to your family Doctor can help
• Call the Comhairle and speak to the

Antisocial Behaviour Co-ordinator

What are Acceptable Behaviour What are Acceptable Behaviour Contracts (ABCs)? Contracts (ABCs)?

• Written Agreement
• Police, Comhairle and sometimes School
• Stopping or Reducing antisocial acts
• Reminding people what they can and can’t

do

Acceptable Behaviour Contracts Acceptable Behaviour Contracts (ABCs) (ABCs)

Who can get them? Any person who’s behaviour has been identified as unacceptable. Who Decides? Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Police and School

Acceptable Behaviour Contracts Acceptable Behaviour Contracts (ABCs) (ABCs)

What can happen if the agreement is broken? You may have to attend court where a Sheriff might serve an Antisocial Behaviour Order (ASBO)

Action That Can Be Taken

• Warning letter
• Warning meeting
• Unacceptable Behaviour Notice
• Acceptable Behaviour Contract
• Referral to Children’s Reporter
• Fixed Penalty Notices for ASB
• Seizure of cars, stereos and other offending

equipment (motorbikes etc)

• Disconnection of land line and mobile phones for

abusive, bullying, hoax or silent calls

• ASBO / CrASBO.

Together we can stand up to Together we can stand up to Antisocial Behaviour! Antisocial Behaviour!

www.antisocialbehaviourscotland.com

www.childline.org.uk/

www.antibullying.net/

www.scottishyouthparliament.org.uk/