Anti-Social Behaviour
What is Anti-Social Behaviour?
Anti-Social Behaviour is any act that;
- causes alarm or distress
- intereferes with peace, safety or comfort
This includes playing loud music, banging doors shut, disposing of waste carelessly, letting dogs bark, letting children play ball games in communal areas.
What you can do about Anti-Social Behaviour!
Speak to the person causing the problem to try resolve the matter peacefully.
- Explain to them how it makes you feel
- Do this only if you can keep calm and rational
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do not get involved in an argument as this can make matters worse
Keep a diary of incidents
It is important that you keep a written record of any anti-social behaviour.
Include in your diary;
- Make a seperate entry for each incident
- date and time the incidents
- detail what happened
- who caused the problem
- hos this affected you
- whether you notified the police and if so the police indicent or crime number
Photographs, video or audio evidence can also be helpful if any investigations need to be made.