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Dr Ben Archer

@benjaminarcher_

Senior Lecturer in Law and anti-social behaviour early-career researcher at Sheffield Hallam University | Views own | he/him 🏳️‍🌈

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It’s a shame to see Sheffield City Council take such a punitive stance by criminalising vulnerability. PSPOs are blunt tools to be used (if at all) in a targeted manner – the broad remit of this order and inclusion of dispersal powers is concerning. bbc.com/news/articles/…

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This is the form that City of Doncaster Council 'city centre engagement officers' use to bar people from Doncaster city centre. The pettiest council officers are being given absolute powers to order people around. The officer can ban someone if the officer thinks that the person 'is likely

This is the form that <a href="/MyDoncaster/">City of Doncaster Council</a> 'city centre engagement officers' use to bar people from Doncaster city centre.

The pettiest council officers are being given absolute powers to order people around.

The officer can ban someone if the officer thinks that the person 'is likely
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Speaking at Public Policy Exchange’s ‘Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour’ event on April 29th – discussing PSPOs and the impact of the Crime and Policing Bill. Looking forward to the conversation! publicpolicyexchange.co.uk/event.php?even…

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Sheffield's Public Spaces Protection Order – with prohibitions on alcohol consumption, begging, loitering, drug use, and urination/defecation – is confirmed to become active on Monday, April 7th: sheffield.gov.uk/pollution-nuis… Unfortunately, this isn't an April Fool's joke 😕

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Last week, Sheffield's first Public Space Protection Order came into force. But did Sheffield City Council properly consider whether it will disproportionately impact the city's most vulnerable people? Sam Gregory | bsky.app/profile/sammgreg.bsky investigates, with insight from Dr Ben Archer ⬇️ nowthenmagazine.com/articles/sheff…