Jun/090
Criteria for Injunctions too strict
A judge has denied a civil injunction against two gang members in Birmingham, saying that were was not enough evidence against them to enforce an injunction.
The West Midlands Police are very disappointed with the judgement, mainly because research shows that civil injunctions and asbos work in controlling gangs and unsocial behaviour in many cities.
The Judges argue that the ruling was fair and that the council should have applied for asbos rather than injunctions, but both require the same level of proof to be able to be enforced. The courts also say they have specific ways to deal with gangs and that civil injunctions should only be applied to the most severe cases.
This ruling will mean that people will feel unsafe in their communities because Civil Law is limited. However, Councillor Ayoub Khan has said that they will use a number of tools available to them to stop anti-social behaviour and restore the community’s faith in the law.
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