asbomania
asbomania
noun British, informal the perceived indiscriminate and excessive use by the authorities of anti-social behaviour orders [from asbo (anti-social behaviour order) + -mania]
noun British, informal the perceived indiscriminate and excessive use by the authorities of anti-social behaviour orders [from asbo (anti-social behaviour order) + -mania]
Equally important, however, is the commissioner's piercing critique of 'asbomania' and the over-criminalisation of Britain's youth... he fears the over-broad definition of antisocial behaviour, the fast-track to overcrowded prisons that Asbos have become and the vile and dangerous 'naming and shaming' of youngsters in particular (The Guardian)
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