1. Kent Probation Changing lives, reducing crime An Overview

2. The Aims of Probation Previously -“Advise, Assist and Befriend” but now.... Enforcement & Risk Management

3. PUBLIC PROTECTION REDUCE RE-OFFENDING PUNISH OFFENDERS VICTIM AWARENESS & SUPPORT REHABILITATE OFFENDERS The Aims of Probation

4. What works to reduce re-offending? No magic bullet 7 Reducing Reoffending Pathways - but no consensus on sequence or priority pathways Accommodation as a key criminogenic need Partnership approach - no one agency can work in isolation or assume sole responsibility

5. Offender Management Structure - 8 Offender Management Units (OMUs) located across Kent & Medway Purpose - Enforcement of non-custodial Community Orders / post-custodial Licences Means - Risk Assessment & Review (OASys, standardised measurement tool)

6. Interventions Community Payback (Unpaid Work) Accredited Programmes Approved Premises Commissioned specialist services ETE / Victim Liaison / etc

7. Court Work Probation Court Officers 2 Crown Courts - full time (Canterbury & Maidstone) 11 Magistrate Courts - rota based

8. HM Prisons & Youth Offender Service Seconded Offender Managers - managing risk within a custodial setting Seconded Offender Managers - joining YOTs 19

9. Strategic Partnerships KCC, Medway Council, Local Authorities, Kent Police, Prison Service Community Safety Partnerships Supporting People / DAAT / PCT

10. Probation Caseload SentencesOffendersCommunityCustody 650060004500 (75%) 1500 (25%) All figures are approximate

11. Of the 4500 Community cases SupervisionCommunity Payback Licence 3000 (66%) 1000 (22%) 500 (11%) All figures are approximate

12. Prisoners Approx 80,000 nationally 60,000 short-termers per year (ie average sentence less than 6 weeks) 65% of sentences 10% of prison population

13. Offender Tiering Framework and Risk Tier 1 PUNISH Tier 2 HELP Tier 3 CHANGE Tier 4 CONTROL PUNISH HELP CHANGE CONTROL Dangerous Prolific RISK 67

14. Caseload Tiering Tier 1 Punish mode Tier 2 Help mode Tier 3 Change mode Tier 4 Control mode 12%30%45%13%

15. Commissioned Services, eg Accommodation, Aid & Advice (AAA) service (HOPE) Weekly surgery in each OMU to respond to all accommodation issues and undertake follow-up casework

16. Commissioned Services, eg Children & Families Enterprises (CAFE) project (co-commissioned with KCC) Holistic, intensive, practical, family-based support for complex, ‘hard-to-reach’ families Safeguarding, preventative, engaging clients with mainstream services

17. Any further queries Contact: Howard Cohn Commissioning Manager howard.cohn@kent.probation.gsi.gov.uk 03000 473169 / 07921 937889