Offending and anti-social behaviour
It's widely agreed that the financial cost of youth
offending and anti-social behaviour is significant. We want to help
these young people turn their lives around - for the benefit of
immediate families and local communities, not just for the young
people themselves.
Our youth justice services and intensive
family support services help young people who have been
identified as being involved in persistent and/or serious
offending. We offer the Courts and Children's Services high
quality support providing constructive alternatives to custody for
young offenders and substance
abusers.
Impact
- Of 28 high-risk young people placed on our Dundee Alternative
to Custody programme, only four (15%) re-offended during their
contact with the programme
- Prior to engaging with our Tayside Treatment Service, 21 young
people were tracked by Tayside Police. They had been arrested 65
times in the six months prior to accessing treatment (average 3.1
arrests per person). In the 12 months since the same young people
engaged with the service and completed their treatment, 71% were
not involved in any further offending behaviour
- Young people referred to our Ayrshire Crossover service showed
a reduction in bullying, discriminatory and/or anti-social
behaviour. This was evidenced in reports from key partners in
Education ASBO Team, Criminal and Youth Justice agencies
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