BUCKS Free Press readers have voted against the coalition Government's plans to scrap Anti-Social Behaviour Orders.
Out of 158 who voted - 102 (65 percent) said ASBOs should not be axed, with 56 (35 per cent) in favour.
Home secretary Theresa May yesterday said it is "time to move beyond" the orders, signalling the possible end of their use in England and Wales. She has launched a review of the system.
More than half of ASBOs in England and Wales were breached from 2000 to 2008, government figures show.
Labour have said they had made a "huge contribution" to cutting crime.
The ASBO was brought in to deal with persistent minor offenders whose actions might not otherwise have been punished.
It imposes restrictions, such as banning people from a local area or preventing them from swearing in public. If an ASBO is breached, offenders can face jail.
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