by Amy Taylor

This week home secretary Jacqui Smith has announced a new crackdown on antisocial behaviour by persistant offenders .

Under the plans 'action squads' will work with the police in every community to reduce antisocial behviour by carrying out home visits and checks on offenders' TV licences, car tax and insurance, and council tax payments.

Smith said that 7 per cent of offenders continue offending after three interventions and that there would be "no escape" for the group.

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