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Undertaken for Cambridgeshire Criminal Justice Board A ‘snapshot’ of pathways for offenders and those at risk of offending in Cambridgeshire identifying initiatives and practice that can increase desistance Undertaken for Cambridgeshire Criminal Justice Board Offender Subgroup Sept 2014 THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED FOR CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REF 4435 AND SHOULD BE READ WITH THE MAIN RESPONSE DOCUMENT FOI_4435_RES. SEPTEMBER 2014

1. Who is represented on the pathways? The pathways cover: Young people and adults Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Preventative pathways and offender pathways On each pathway, interventions that increase desistance are identified, plus points that may decrease desistance THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED FOR CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REF 4435 AND SHOULD BE READ WITH THE MAIN RESPONSE DOCUMENT FOI_4435_RES. SEPTEMBER 2014

2. Sources of information A total of 25 individuals were interviewed Strategic and operational managers Front line staff Range of agencies included: Police, CPS, Courts, NPS, CRC, YOS, Peterb. City Council, Cambs County Council, NHS, CPFT, substance misuse treatment agencies, One Service, Safer Schools, Chronically Excluded Adults THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED FOR CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REF 4435 AND SHOULD BE READ WITH THE MAIN RESPONSE DOCUMENT FOI_4435_RES. SEPTEMBER 2014

3. Findings Change: Pathways are always dynamic and evolving, but particularly so at the moment with significant changes in the CJ system. CJ and Community Safety interplay: Pathways are not ‘neat’ and linear, but an interplay of CJ and community safety, delivered by statutory, mainstream and 3rd sector agencies THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED FOR CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REF 4435 AND SHOULD BE READ WITH THE MAIN RESPONSE DOCUMENT FOI_4435_RES. SEPTEMBER 2014

4. Findings Lack of balance county-wide: Services and interventions may be localised, even when evidence of effectiveness suggests a county-wide adoption. Eg. Safer Schools Partnership This has created an imbalance in the county in some pathways THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED FOR CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REF 4435 AND SHOULD BE READ WITH THE MAIN RESPONSE DOCUMENT FOI_4435_RES. SEPTEMBER 2014

5. Findings Prevention and meeting offender needs: Whilst some pathways are specifically preventative, almost all are infact preventative; the assessment of offender needs leads to interventions that address needs and increase chances of desistance Prevention and addressing needs are closely tied THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED FOR CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REF 4435 AND SHOULD BE READ WITH THE MAIN RESPONSE DOCUMENT FOI_4435_RES. SEPTEMBER 2014

6. Findings Out of Court disposals: All interviewees were unanimous that keeping offenders out of the CJ system could increase desistance Street level restorative justice and RJ has evidence of lower levels of re-offending and higher victim satisfaction Pre Conditional Cautions for young people allow for intensive work on behaviour and needs Alcohol Diversion Scheme will be rolled out in Autumn THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED FOR CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REF 4435 AND SHOULD BE READ WITH THE MAIN RESPONSE DOCUMENT FOI_4435_RES. SEPTEMBER 2014

7. Findings Issues with Out of Court disposals: Low use of Conditional Cautions Mental health issues not assessed Cannabis Warning/ Simple Caution for example are not linked with support or treatment THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED FOR CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REF 4435 AND SHOULD BE READ WITH THE MAIN RESPONSE DOCUMENT FOI_4435_RES. SEPTEMBER 2014

8. Findings Specific examples of offender needs and pathway responses: Mental health interventions include IOM mental health nurses, court assessments, Personality Disorder pathway Accommodation interventions include IOM dedicated support, ‘No cracks’ for young prison leavers, One Service Landlord Liaison Officer THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED FOR CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REF 4435 AND SHOULD BE READ WITH THE MAIN RESPONSE DOCUMENT FOI_4435_RES. SEPTEMBER 2014

To conclude: Pathways for offenders and those at risk of offending is, as mentioned initially, constantly dynamic and evolving. Commissioners of services therefore need to be constantly monitoring not only offending trends and offender needs in the county, but examples of localised good practice to evaluate the possibilities of replication within the county. THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED FOR CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REF 4435 AND SHOULD BE READ WITH THE MAIN RESPONSE DOCUMENT FOI_4435_RES. SEPTEMBER 2014