New early warning system spearheads battle against anti-social behaviour
Ground-breaking scheme to identify potential victims and give them protection launched by local council and Home OfficePeople at risk of attack or abuse by gangs of yobs are to be identified by a new early warning system and offered targeted support and protection under a ground-breaking scheme launched with official backing today. The pioneering move comes in the wake of the Pilkington case in which a mother and daughter took their own lives after being plagued for years by troublemakers and against the background of mounting public alarm over anti-social behaviour. The early warning