National plans to look at new laws in Britain that give schools greater powers to deal with out-of-control children.
So-called control orders put pressure on parents to do more to look after their kids, including imposing curfews.
Parents who do not toe the line could be fined or even sent to jail. National law and order spokesman Simon Power says it is something that is worth looking at.
He says early intervention is an important tool in the fight against crime.
- NEWSTALK ZB
National looks to British childcare laws
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