 Young people with Asbos may have to attend compulsory treatment |
Young people given anti-social behaviour orders in England and Wales should also be given counselling and support, a government report has said. The Social Exclusion Unit said the orders - Asbos - did not treat the causes of offending.
The government is to provide �500,000 for compulsory treatment such as anger management courses, counselling for drug abuse or training schemes.
Magistrates will be urged to issue support orders alongside Asbos.
BBC social affairs correspondent Kim Catcheside said support could be as simple as teaching teenagers how to get up and dressed in time for work.
"It's estimated that a million young people aged 16 to 24 - who are most likely to get into trouble - are not in jobs, education or training," she said.
"Those with the most complicated problems often don't have families they can rely on.
"The Social Exclusion Unit says the state should step in with the support they need."
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