1. Brian Dack Assistant Director Irish Youth Justice Conference

2. Management of Offenders Offender Assessment Prisoners, Risk & Resettlement Community Services Young Persons Probation The Courts Service The Courts Service Irish Prison Service Sex Offenders Multi Agency Group (Homelessness) Community Service Orders Community Projects / Voluntary Sector Irish Youth Justice Service Cosc Police Service (An Garda Síochána) Office of the Minister for Children Offender Supervision Police Service (An Garda Síochána)

3. Some Principles of Children Act  Criminal proceedings not to be used for care and protection  Education, training, employment  Relationships between children/parents/families  Enabling parents  Children residing in own homes

4. Other Principles (contd.)  Detention as last resort  Consideration of a child’s age and level of maturity.  Due regard for interest of victims

5. Community Sanctions and other orders Residential Supervision Training or Activities Intensive Supervision Day Centre Mentor Order Suitable Person Restriction of movement Dual Order (Probation & restriction or Day centre & restriction) Community Service (16<18) Detention and Supervision Parental Supervision

6. Evidenced - Based Practice   Evidence-based principles form the basis of effective supervision (risk/need)   Organisational development is required   Collaboration with stakeholders is essential

7. Risk/Need Assessments   Education/employment   Peer relations   Substance abuse   Personality/behaviour   Attitudes/orientation   Leisure/recreation   Prior/current offences

8. Setting up Young Persons Probation  Planning/projecting/costs  Family Conferencing Training  Community Sanctions infrastructure  Dedicated hubs  Specialist staff training

9. Community Projects (20 YPP)  Education and Training  Mentoring  Addiction and counselling services  Day Centres  Outreach  Adventure Sports

10. Mentoring  Le Cheile Mentoring  National  Offender and Parent Mentoring  Pro-social modelling  Volunteers  Training and Support

11. Mentoring Statistics 2009 YearSessionsMentorsCases 20091064 (this equates to 2284 hours) 13090

12. Young Persons Probation Statistics 2008 Pre-sanction reports 958 Supervision Orders 725 Family Conference referrals 35

13. 2008 (1st 6 Months) No.% Total # of Community Sanctions 227 50.7 % Total Number of Detention 54 12.1 % Other Outcomes From Court 123 27.5 % Supervised Adjournments 449.8% 2009 (1st 6 Months) No.% Total # of Community Sanctions 231 43% Total Number of Detention 55 10% Other Outcomes From Court 93 17% Supervised Adjournments 15729%

14. Attendance at Funded Projects   2008 – daily average – 115 young people   2009 – daily average – 217 young people

15. Challenges   Too many community sanctions.   Develop an integrated joint up approach with partners at policy/operational level.   Strengthen & develop evidence based practice to enhance effective assessment and supervision of young people.   Continue to be innovative in our response to working with young people in the current economic climate.   To develop a multi agency response to youth offending in collaboration with all agencies working in the Youth Justice area.