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Preventing offending:
getting it right for children and young people
Youth Justice Team and Children’s Hearings
Scottish Government
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Explain the reasons for refresh of strategy
Highlight key findings from WSA Evaluation
Brief look at Preventing offending: getting it right for children and young people
Explore moving from strategy to implementation
Listen to your views on how we can support this
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Aim of today
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Youth Justice: Fixed in the past or fit for the future?
www.cycj.org.uk/news/reviewing-youth-justice-in-scotland/
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In 2012-13, 4% of 8-17 year olds or 1 in 25
were found to have committed a crime
or offence
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2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
3235 35 33
2924
2117
128 6
65
7074
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46
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26
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Offence referrals and children referred per 1000 of populationChildren referred Offence referrals
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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20140
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Under 21's in SPS custody - snapshot 30 June each year
18-20Under 18
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2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-140
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Under 18's with a conviction per 1000 of the population
Broad Objectives: Assess the progress towards short and medium term outcomes Establish areas of success and challenges to achieving self-
sustainability Examine mechanisms of partnership working and flexibility of
approach Assess whether there has been change or realignment in the use of
resources and drivers for change Demonstrate whether WSA is delivering better outcomes for young
people Establish the lessons learnt for sustainability of WSA to share widely
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WSA Evaluation
Practitioners expressed a clear commitment to principles, goals and values of the WSA.
WSA has been a galvanising factor in driving improvements in partnership working, information-sharing and shared learning across agencies and in turn improving outcomes for children and young people.
Flexibility in implementing WSA across local authority areas may be necessary to adapt to different conditions and local demands, including variations in local authority size, scale and structure.
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WSA Evaluation
WSA operates within a broader landscape – in both policing and social work - where working practice and arrangements may differ from the WSA ethos. There is a difficult balance for practitioners between responding to young people’s needs, as per the WSA, and reacting to offending behaviour.
Long term sustainability of WSA in any given authority is predicated upon staff expertise and their dedication to WSA. Champions are important resources in this context.
‘Buy-in’ to WSA policy and practice cannot be assumed; ongoing work is required to sustain WSA values across and within partner agencies
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WSA Evaluation
WSA evaluation indicates that we are on the right direction
Priority themes –
Advancing the Whole System Approach
Improving Life Chances
Developing Capacity and Improvement
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Youth Justice Strategy
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Advancing the Whole System Approach Develop, sustain and improve WSA
Encourage and support WSA leaders and practitioners to promote good practice and highlight the benefits achieved through this approach, support partners to embed preventing offending work in Community Planning following changes in Community Justice
Support partners to integrate Early and Effective Intervention (EEI) with the implementation of the 2014 Act, including development of EEI practice to ensure consistency and appropriate involvement of the Named Person
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Advancing the Whole System Approach Effective interventions
Maximise the opportunities for diversion from the Criminal Justice System and formal processes to respond swiftly and bring action on offending much closer to the offence and to encourage greater use of diversion across the Criminal Justice System
Minimise delay in proceedings involving children. Continue to improve the exchange of information between Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) and (Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA) in relation to jointly reported cases involving children
School inclusion
Work with school professionals to build capacity and awareness about working with young people involved/at risk of involvement in offending and share good practice throughout Scotland in approaches to school inclusion with a focus on preventing offending
Strengthening relationships and engagement
Help create the conditions for children and young people to be active participants in change and improving youth justice, promote positive relationships between young people, their families and communities to help develop social networks and build resilience
Support workers to build quality and consistent relationships and enable gender specific approaches where appropriate, recognising strengths and needs in relationships as part of part of focus on tackling inequalities.
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Improving Life Chances
Victims and community confidence Encourage use of restorative approaches where appropriate, ensure that
victims’ rights and needs are systematically reflected in the work undertaken with young people who offend
Encourage better and more regular engagement with communities about youth justice to build awareness of, and support for, the Scottish approach
Improving health and wellbeing Build on the work already undertaken on substance misuse to include New
Psychoactive Substances. Improve understanding and enhance capacity in relation to mental health and trauma through practice development and supporting services for young people
Improve awareness and support of speech, language and communication needs of children involved in offending
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Improving Life Chances
Opportunities for all Ensure that low level offending as a child does not negatively affect
opportunities for securing education, training or employment as an adult by implementing changes on disclosure of childhood offences
Build relationships with employers, to help them see the strengths and potential of our children and young people including those who may have a criminal record
Transitions Support reintegration of young people from custody and secure to allow
them to move onto and sustain positive destinations Improve transitions between children’s and adult justice systems, where
needed. Transitions must be planned and supported and take account of Corporate Parenting responsibilities, including the extension of rights of previously looked after young people
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Improving Life Chances
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Developing Capacity and Improvement
Support workforce development linked to implementation of the 2014 Act Build a more collaborative approach to enhance training and workforce
development opportunities founded on common core skills Develop appropriate forums for youth justice practitioners, policy makers
and others to share knowledge and good practice Build the confidence of youth justice practitioners in their skills and abilities
to support our children and young people Refresh training for Children’s Panel Members taking account of the 2014
Act Develop leadership development opportunities at all levels but particularly
for front line managers
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Developing Capacity and Improvement
Improving systems Improve systems of information capture to support improvement including
national information on EEI and diversion
Strengthen the evidence base about the needs of young people at risk of or involved in offending behaviour and complexity
Ensure that good practice and evidence is shared and that youth justice practice and policy is informed by the best knowledge and evidence
Develop a shared dataset and performance framework to monitor trends and assist in targeting of resources, workforce development and practice
Any questions or views on what you
have heard so far on the WSA evaluation
or the Youth Justice strategy?
What are the key opportunities and challenges to build on the progress that has been made?
What are your views on the areas that need most support in implementation?
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Any Questions
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Care and risk management
Aware
Attentive
Active
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Alert CARM
The Children and Young People (Scotland)Act 2014 legislates for the implementation of GIRFEC through
Parts 4 – Named Person Part 5 – Childs Plan Part 18 – Wellbeing
A named person made available to every child 0-18 years (and beyond if still in school)
A legal requirement to share information with the Named Person as appropriate
A single system for assessment and planning through the Child’s Plan
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Getting it Right for Every Child
GIRFEC is coming are you ready ..or not?
Aug 2016
Senior managers fully support and endorse new ways of working
Our management structure and network support the named person
New processes and procedures developed Partners/colleagues/staff are fully and engaged and involved
New processes and procedures agreed and documented
New processes/ procedures implemented
Communication and Change plan developed and agreed Right messages shared at the right time with the right people
Have identified Key partners / colleagues we need to communicate with
We have implemented our new processesProcedures and working practices
Stakeholders kept informed of changes and on-board with new ways of working
Staff on-board with new processes/ procedures
Have not considered / reviewed our EEI processes and procedures to support the named person
Policies / guidance updated to reflect GIRFEC compliance
Policies and guidance do not reflect GIRFEC compliance
MA training delivered
MA training agreed / developed
Have organised workshops to review processes and procedures with out key partners / colleagues
Making good progressMaking progress Not ready Ready to go
Little / no engagement with our key partners /colleagues / staff
Preventing offending: Getting it right for children and young people
http://gov.scot/Publications/2015/06/2244
Preventing offending: Getting it right for children and young people – strategy summary
http://gov.scot/Publications/2015/06/2244
Evaluation of the Whole System Approach to Young People who Offend in Scotland
http://gov.scot/Publications/2015/06/9182
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Useful links
More detail on preventing offending by
young people and the whole system approach:
www.gov.scot David Doris – Youth Justice Team Leader, Scottish Government
Liz Murdoch– WSA Policy Lead, Scottish Government
Chris Wright – Professional Advisor, Scottish Government
Colin Johnston – Professional Advisor, Scottish Government
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