BRITAIN: British teenage yobs are to be forced to wear bright uniforms as they carry out community service punishments under plans for a new high-visibility crackdown on public disorder.
The move echoes US chain gangs who wear orange jackets to shame them publicly.
But Home Office minister Hazel Blears says justice must be seen to be done in the battle against what the government calls a "culture of disrespect" - ranging from swearing, spitting and neglectful parenting to petty crime.
In her first interview as the new minister for antisocial behaviour, Ms Blears also suggested that parents should enforce sensible bedtimes for children and restore "structure" to family life, such as eating meals together.
They should also be alert to what children wear following debate over teenagers wearing "hoodies" to avoid CCTV identification. Other plans include residential parenting courses and cheap leisure activities to occupy teenagers. - (Guardian service)