How can I deal with abusive youngster?

How can I deal with abusive youngster?

I think the important thing is not to escalate the situation. I mean, if you are subject to abuse, depending on the circumstances, sometimes it is best just to ignore it. If you do challenge such behaviour, beware that you could escalate a situation and actually make it worse. I think you have to look at the longer term, if there is an issue of anti-social behaviour in the area that you live in, you should inform the police. In London, there are Safer Neighbourhoods teams working now in every Borough, and I know the situation is very similar across many of the forces in the UK now, in terms of having dedicated officers working within very small neighbourhoods. We are particularly keen, through that work, to tackle anti-social behaviour, and obviously to do that we obviously need to be aware of emerging issues in a particular neighbourhood. So, if there are emerging issues of anti-social behaviour, you need to inform the police, so the police can then take action-- sometimes working with a local authority-- to reduce or completely eliminate that behaviour.