Summary Agreed definition of prevention and diversion. Description Part of the Prevention and Diversion Project, funded by the National Probation Service (NPS) and jointly commissioned with YJB and Association of YOT Managers (AYM), was to develop a shared definition of prevention and diversion. Following consultation with various stakeholders, definitions for prevention and diversion have been…
Summary Nottinghamshire Youth Justice Service have shared their early intervention programme used with children, to support reducing the number of children entering the criminal justice system. Description Nottinghamshire Youth Justice Service have shared details of their youth prevention intervention programme: my future. The prevention programme works with children aged 10-18 years of age on a voluntary…
Summary An overview of the diversion and prevention service as delivered by Milton Keynes youth offending team and partners. Description The Early Support Project (ESP) is a Diversion and Prevention Service in Milton Keynes, which aims to address the increase in first-time entrants receiving formal out-of-court disposals, the needs of children at risk of entering…
Youth justice service presentations from Developing Practice Prevention and Diversion Workshops 2021 – various youth justice services (spring-summer 2021)
Summary Attached is the summary from the prevention and diversion scoping survey of youth justice services across England and Wales. Description In February 2021, youth justice service managers were sent a consultation survey to scope prevention and diversion work conducted by their Service as part of a project commissioned by the Youth Justice Board, National…
Summary: Link to Uned Atal Trais (Violence Prevention Unit Wales). The Wales Violence Prevention Unit (VPU) is a partnership of organisations who are working together to prevent all forms of violence across Wales. The VPU was established in 2019 thought Home Office funding. In Wales, a public health approach to preventing violence is employed. Available…