www.clinks.org Supporting voluntary organisations that work with offenders and their families Young People in Criminal Justice Exchange Workshop Special meeting of the South West Resettlement Consortium Louise Clark Local Development Worker Clinks
Jul 25, 2015
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Young People in Criminal Justice Exchange Workshop
Special meeting of the South West Resettlement Consortium
Louise ClarkLocal Development Worker
Clinks
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Today’s workshopPart of Clinks’ consultancy support to 1625 Independent People funded by the Barrow Cadbury Trust, to further local transitions work.
• Brief overview of T2A nationally• Factoring Maturity & Facilitating Desistance for Young adults• Local transition protocols update • Benchmarking local approaches against Going for Gold• Mapping Gaps & Development Opportunities
Continue to build on existing experience and partnerships to improve outcomes for young people in transition
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Mike ReesProject Manager
South West Resettlement Consortium
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About Clinks• National membership organisation
• established in 1998, we have over 600 members and a network of over 10,000 contacts
• Our mission is to…• support, represent and campaign for the Voluntary and
Community Sector working with offenders. We aim to ensure the Sector and all those with whom they work, are informed and engaged in order to transform the lives of offenders.
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Introductions
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• Convened by the Barrow Cadbury Trust• Promotes need for distinct & radically different approach,
proportionate to maturity & responsive to specific needs • Membership : leading criminal justice, health and youth organisations • The T2A Alliance has produced more than 40 research & policy
reports• Six T2A projects, including three main T2A pilots, have been running
since 2009, demonstrating effective interventions for young adults in the criminal justice system.
T2A Alliance
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Why young adults (18-24)?• Less than 10% of population, are disproportionately involved
in CJS• 1/3 of those on community orders• 1/3 probation service caseload• 1/3 of those sentenced to prison• But… also most likely age group to desist and ‘grow out of
crime’• Wrong intervention can slow desistence• T2A approach recognises difficulty of transition, maturity, that
becoming an adult is a process not an event & that diversity within the age group required specific support
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T2A Pathways from Crime Whole system approach
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Going for Gold: Green shoots & evidenceContinuity of support for young adults & their families to enable desistance from crime. 3 Pilots (2009):• West Mercia, YSS (charity) works with 17-25 year olds with
high needs, on community sentences. In 2012 became the ‘preferred provider’ for WM Probation.
• In London (Southwark & Croydon) St Giles Trust ran through the gate service for young adults involved in serious gang-related crime. Expanded into other areas & Croydon Probation has now set up own young adult service.
• Birmingham T2A, run by Staffs & W Mids. Probation, targets 17-24 year olds at medium risk of offending , tailored intervention based on maturity.
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Evaluation:Oxford University: formative evaluationMatrix: cost benefit analysis Catch 22: summative evaluation
34 clients 6 months post pilot:• Five timers less likely to be reconvicted• Three times more likely to be in work• Twice as likely to be in education• Only 3 breached and only 3 reconvicted (9%) none for
serious offences and only one offence each.• Improved Health & Wellbeing• Improved family relationships
Going for Gold: Green shoots & evidence
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Factoring in Maturity &Facilitating Desistance in Young Adults
Max RutherfordCriminal Justice Programme
ManagerBarrow Cadbury Trust
Tel: 020 7632 [email protected]
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DVD Development
Justine LeylandBristol YOT
&Nick Whitefield
Avon and Somerset Probation Trust
Local Transitions Protocols
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Going for Gold• Transfer learning from T2A pilots to different local areas • Benchmarking Local Approaches
Bronze Identify needs and what can be done within existing resources
Silver Allocate some resources for tailored service provision
Gold Commission full service for all young adults
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Louise [email protected] 384569www.clinks.org
Barrow Cadbury TrustKean House, 6 Kean Street
London, WC2B 4AS
Max RutherfordTel: 020 7632 9060
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