This article from The Metro tells of a new Government plan to tackle "distruptive parents and their children", whereby they will be placed in special units and forced to observe strict rules and curfews.
The Home Office today unveiled the £15million UK-wide scheme aimed at boosting the Government's 'Respect' agenda. A total of 53 separate projects tackling anti-social behaviour will be funded, including seven in London.
Families will not be legally compelled to move into the new units. But they face being evicted, prosecuted or having their children taken into care if they refuse.
Constraints on them while under supervision may include curfews and a ban on late-night visitors.
Parents will also be monitored to ensure they are feeding children properly and putting them to bed in good time.
I understand the point about curfews and stricter rules on 'problem families' (whether or not it will work is a different matter) but it was the last point here that showed how much nannying this country is doing in order to deal with anti-social behaviour. Surely the government have got better things to do than to check whether children are being put to bed on time.
Furthermore studies have shown that housing problem families together will increase problems of crime and deviance (for example Terence Morris, and Rex and Moore). These so-called 'Sin Bins' will not solve the problem.
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