Gang members could be banned from entering rival territory or wearing distinctive 'colours' - Telegraph

Gang members could be banned from entering rival territory or wearing distinctive 'colours' - Telegraph: "“Gang injunctions” will allow courts to ban people from going out in public into certain areas of towns and cities.
The wearing of certain “gang colours”, possibly as bandanas, will also be prohibited fr.
The injunctions will also prevent members from “being in public with a particular species of animal, for example a dog which had previously been used as a weapon”.
Lasting for up to two years, the injunctions can be applied for by police and local authorities and will be issued by a court. The new powers come into effect from Jan 31.
James Brokenshire, the Crime Prevention minister, said: “Gangs cause significant and lasting harm to our communities through fuelling violence, creating an atmosphere of fear and drawing young people into criminality."

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