Having worked as a legal advisor in housing law, it came as absolutely no surprise to me that one of the chief police officers in the country came out with a damning criticism of how the majority of the UK's police forces deal with anti-social behaviour. Indeed, this was undoubtedly my greatest challenge when I was endeavouring to assist clients that had literally reached the end of the tether.
Apathy was definitely the order of the day and I even found that there were far too many occasions when the police would turn against the actual victim of the anti-social behaviour. It seemed as though they would form an opinion, no matter how arbitrary, and then stick to it come hell or high water.
There is no denying the fact that anti-social behaviour is the true nemesis of our modern society. Parents seemed to have dispensed with looking after and controlling their offspring within the confines of their own homes and instead, they seem perfectly intent to inflict their little monsters on the rest of the community. And herein may lie the solution. Many people would fervently assert that when youths start to become out of control, they should not be allowed out on the streets to terrorise other people in the community. You would not need to click on information sites on the internet to reach this sensible conclusion.
When an individual is faced with anti-social behaviour, there are a few avenues that they can take. They can either approach the relevant Local Authority, or when the actions are crossing over into criminality, they should definitely approach the police.
Be firm with your local force and do not allow them to brush you off as being a nuisance. Remember that you are perfectly entitled to pursue their official complaints procedure if you do not believe you are in receipt if the level of service you deserve.