Those caught engaging in anti-social behaviour could have to carry out their punishment in hi-vis clothingThe pilot, covering 10 areas, aims to show the public such acts are "quickly and visibly" punished.
In cases where damage has already been cleaned up, they will be assigned other tasks which benefit their local area, such as litter picking or volunteering in shops.Police and local authorities will be granted new powers to address people who are judged to be causing a "nuisance on the street" - including obstructing shop doorways or begging at cash machines.
by Baroness Casey, which cited austerity as a factor behind the erosion of the London force's frontline policing. The government has already said it will increase the number of hours of unpaid work offenders are given from five million to up to eight million a year.
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