Working with young offenders Sue Rattue Anti-Social Behaviour Co-ordinator, Preventions Team Cliff Hilderly Battersea Early Interventions Team Co-ordinator Wandsworth Youth Offending Team

Local Picture Set up four years ago Balham Youth Court asked YOT to devise intervention to reduce number of young people coming to them for Possession of Offensive Weapons Good partnership working in Wandsworth already existing in regards to the 1998 Crime and Disorder Act Always trying to learn from trends in our neighbouring boroughs Coincided with the new Reparation position and the YOT’s new emphasis on group work

To stop young people carrying weapons and increase their awareness of the consequences of doing so Multi media workshop DVD, flipchart, discussion, small groups, case studies, stories Staff from various backgrounds. Police, YOT, preventions, Trident, medical (hospital, St Johns, paramedics) Delivered separately to preventions, YP convicted of relevant offence, all other young people in YOT Attach it to engaging activity (Chelsea FC) Train as many staff as possible to deliver it

Discussion of the Knife City DVD Flipchart: Why do people carry weapons Legally, Illegally Financial cost of knife crime Ambulance= £500 Staff= £3000 Bed= 3 nights, £3000 Theatre= £3000 Physio= £50 Total= £9550 Dispel there is a “safe” place to stab someone How to help stab victim Story of victim, from stabbing to surgery. Fact not myth Images of stab injuries, hidden damage, long term medical issues Content of Workshops

Legal definitions of weapons: Intended, Adapted, Made. Anything can be a weapon if intention is there. Run around exercise Show real weapons seized by police. Put into legal catergories Case study. Kieron Rodney Davies. Local case Sentences

Your response What work is underway locally to challenge the behaviour of young people known to carry knives?