The behaviour of some young people, that was once seen as managable by adults, has been criminalised and the relations between adults and young people have been left to be governed by third parties.

ASBOs: Politicians behaving badly from spiked 21/04/05
Why 'kids hanging around' in hoodies have become a key focus for public policy, by Dolan Cummings.

Tying teenagers down from spiked 03/02/05
Why does the UK government want to stop young people 'just hanging out' with their friends, by Stuart Waiton

Scotland's anti-social bill from spiked 02/02/04
A new law designed to keep kids off the streets will fragment communities further, says Simon Knight.

Leave those kids alone from YoungMindsMagazine 2002 Sept/Oct
Behaviours that until recently would have been thought of as part and parcel of growing up are now perceived as acts of coercion, says Stuart Waiton.

Are scruffy youth so scary? from spiked-online 29/05/01
The child curfew scheme in Hamilton, Scotland, was supposed to make both adults and children feel safe from crime. Yet it seems to have made all age groups more afraid of each other, says Stuart Waiton

Knife-carrying teenagers: sharp news? from spiked-online 29/12/00
News headlines scream '1 in 3 Glasgow teenagers carry knives'. Let's cut to the evidence., says Stuart Waiton

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