1. An Introduction to Community Justice Scotland

2. Making Scotland a safer place to live
Our Vision
Making Scotland a safer place to live
by leading and promoting world-class
standards of community justice.

3. We are:
trauma-informed, with a public health perspective recognising that trauma, adverse childhood experiences and poor health impact on life chances in the future.
evidence-based, promoting what works in community justice to improve outcomes for people and commissioning research into innovative approaches in community justice.
collaborative, working with partners and stakeholders including people with lived experience of the justice system, their families, victims and communities, and recognising the expertise and the contribution of others to deliver improved community justice outcomes

4. Strategic Themes
Prevention and early intervention,
including diversionary activity
Community disposals
Pre- and post-release support

5. Long term outcomes the reduction of short-term prison sentences
the reduction of short-term prison sentences
a reduction in the number of people held
on remand
an increase in community-based provision
improved reintegration from custody
to community

6. Promote: Support: Lead: Prevent:
We will champion community justice by taking the lead role in the delivery of the National Strategy for Community Justice.
Support:
We will work with our partners and help drive change by identifying challenges and supporting improvements in our community justice system.
Lead:
We will act as a trusted source of expertise in community justice, providing leadership, training and insight to support community justice partners to explore new thinking and promote best practice to prevent offending and reduce the number of future victims.
Prevent:
We will work with others to prevent offending and reduce further offending.

7. What now? CJOIPs feedback Learning, Development & Innovation
Working Group
Hub
Strategy

8. What now? (L&D) CJSW training Trauma informed
Career length learning & development
pathways
Multi-agency / locally driven / e-learning
Evaluation & best practice

9. Diversion from Prosecution
Shared outcomes?
HUB
ACEs
Employability
The Judicial System
Community Planning ?
Diversion from Prosecution

10. Questions