Victims of "neighbours from hell" and rowdy youngsters are being urged to keep a diary of anti-social behaviour to help police.
Special new-style incident diaries have been launched by Thurrock Council and Essex Police in a bid to help communities battle the yob culture.
The joint initiative is to ensure communities "help themselves" and the authorities to solve anti-social behaviour.
The Safer Thurrock Partnership said the diaries could be used as a reporting form by the council or police, and to record details of any incident people either witness or are involved in as victims.
Information from the diary will be recorded on to a police database and remain strictly confidential.
Sgt Stuart Hooper said: "Anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated any longer in Thurrock.
"We now have the processes in place to take positive and decisive action against those who make life miserable for others.
"These diaries will in turn make sure those individuals causing such problems will be dealt with promptly."
Published Wednesday November 19, 2003
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