ASBOs were replaced by CBOs under which Act?

• A. ASB Crime and Policing Act 2014
• B. Crime and Disorder Act 1998
• C. Serious Crime Act 2005
• D. Policing and Crime Act 2009

Answer: (A)

The key idea is that legislation moved from civil to criminal responses for persistent anti-social behaviour. The Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 introduced Criminal Behaviour Orders, which replaced Anti-Social Behaviour Orders. The crucial difference is that breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order is a criminal offense, giving courts and the police stronger, more enforceable options and a clearer consequence for continued conduct. This Act aimed to provide a more robust and flexible framework to address persistent anti-social behaviour.

The other acts listed did not perform this replacement: the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 created ASBOs in the first place, while the Serious Crime Act 2005 and the Policing and Crime Act 2009 did not substitute ASBOs with new criminal orders.