Why We Make Bad Neighbours Complaints about neighbours topped 6m last year, according to ONS, while Noise Abatement Society says complaints rose 20%, causes thought to include selfish attitudes, unrealistic expectations, smaller households, greater density 12.04.07 Guardian, Local Authority Law, Neighbour Disputes, Property Law

Home Office to Be Split Blair and Reid have agreed to split the Home Office, probation, prisons and prevention of crime will go to DCA, to be renamed Ministry of Justice, Home Office will focus on security, absorbing anti-terror functions from Cabinet Office, fear will lose focus on low level anti-social behaviour issues 29.03.07 BBC, Criminal Justice, Department for Constitutional Affairs, Immigration, Terror

Dog Mauls Girl to Death Police and local officials to investigate case of girl mauled to death by pit bull BBC Laws affecting dogs BBC Dangerous dogs and the law 02.01.07 Guardian, Dogs and the Law

Broken Families Source of Social Ills In major report, Breakdown Britain, from Social Justice Policy Group, Iain Duncan Smith says single-parent families are key to underclass, cohabiting couples most likely to split Guardian Shadow A-G Dominic Grieve says Tories will not prosecute people for small assaults when trying to stop crime 11.12.06 Observer, Child Support Agency, Children's Rights, Cohabitation, Family Law

Supernannies for Troubled Families Over 70 clinical psychologists are to be made available to work with families identified as source of anti-social behaviour, response to research showing family is locus of problems Guardian Child database will amount to mass surveillance, says ICO report, devalue and of family life 22.11.06 Telegraph, Criminal Justice, Data Protection, Privacy

Supernanny State Blair is planning to make 'suppernannies' available to troubled families, experts will help in areas where anti-social behaviour is endemic 21.11.06 Sun, Children's Rights

ASBOs Are Badge of Honour Youth Justice Board says teenagers regard anti-social behaviour orders as sign of credibility, magistrates doubt effectiveness Guardian UK youth are 'worst in Europe', lack social skills that come from contact with adults 02.11.06 BBC, Criminal Justice

Report: Children Playing Football! Manchester City Council plans to slap ASBOs on Callum, aged six, and Ellie, aged four, neighbour complained they play football in the street 27.10.06 Daily Mail, Children's Rights

Anti-Social Behaviour Dowing St examining plans to enlist front-line council staff to deal with low level street crime Guardian 57-yo Jeanne Wilding, 'expert in mental torture' given ASBO so tough it will 'change her personality', dispute over pruning led to 257 complaints, 30 arrests 19.05.06 Guardian, Criminal Justice

Naming Offenders Use of ASBOs against young offenders is increasing practice of naming defendants, Home Office guidance says naming is part of process Times 14-yo chav princess Leanne Black locked up for drink driving, threw eggs at media, punched lawyer Lesley Gilmore and pitched water at magistrate 28.03.06 Sun, Criminal Justice