Sentences with phrase «reducing reoffending»

This session will also draw upon the recommendations arising out of the Smart Justice for Young People initiative in Victoria, whereby youth diversion activities have been enormously successful at supporting young people who hover on the cusp of our justice system; reducing reoffending and making communities safer.

We heard extensive evidence of the tangible benefits to victims and the role of restorative justice in reducing reoffending, so it clearly benefits wider society as well.»

Paired with the early successes of Chris Grayling's prison reforms in reducing reoffending rates, this should be a major plank of the Conservative message at the next election - we have saved you money and misery by cutting spending and by stopping criminals.

A report produced by the two charities finds that such diversion techniques would be hugely beneficial to the government and taxpayer by saving money in the justice system and reducing reoffending rates.

The debate also included the provisions to build a gigantic children's prison — an act which goes against everything we know about reducing reoffending and getting young kids back on track.

«A focus on rehabilitation and reducing reoffending was seen as being soft on crime, when in fact it is effective in reducing crime.

Renewable energy and recycling can cut budgets and make buildings more sustainable, but the financial advantages extend to the benefits that come from reducing reoffending.

Successive governments have been committed to reducing reoffending.

We know from studies going back four decades that maintaining relationships is key to reducing reoffending, but phone calls from prison are made prohibitively expensive.

This policy, aimed at reducing reoffending by helping prisoners to resettle into the community, has been dismissed by both the chief inspectors of prisons and probation as being so ineffective that, if it was removed tomorrow, «the impact on the resettlement of prisoners would be negligible».

The explicit argument is that if governors can reduce reoffending rates, there will fewer criminals in jail, and a lower bill for the taxpayer.

The implicit argument is that it is reasonably easy to reduce reoffending rates through technical tweaks, and (in the current fiscal climate) no more money.

Paying private companies to run prisons, with more cash for those firms which achieve reduced reoffending rates, will now become the centrepiece of the government's approach.

Sodexo's contract for the north - east will operate in the same location where they run Northumberland prison, meaning they are paid to reduce reoffending and put people in jail.

While at Justice Nick Herbert set out some very interesting ideas on how to reduce reoffending.

A policy is currently being pioneered to reward regimes that can prove that they have reduced reoffending.

The government's own research has proved what we do reduces reoffending by a quarter.

With a justice bill before parliament there is potential for a profound change in the way we respond to all crime that would both improve victim satisfaction and reduce reoffending.

At the same time, we would reduce reoffending rates which are often sustained as a result of mental illness.

Although we reduced reoffending rates, they are still at almost 70 %, so there's still a lot more to do.

«Intimate partner violence is a major public health problem and existing treatments to reduce reoffending are insufficient,» he says.

Dr Bilderbeck, who practices yoga herself, cautions: «We're not saying that organising a weekly yoga session in a prison is going to suddenly turn prisons into calm and serene places, stop all aggression and reduce reoffending rates.

Other studies have found that sport programmes aimed at youths at risk of criminal behaviour can enhance self - esteem and reduce reoffending.

The Scottish Government has announced that it intends to expand the use of electronic tags to help reduce reoffending levels and keep communities safe.

Not exact matches

One of the key aims of the Ormiston parenting programme is to boost the self - confidence and feelings of self - worth of the men, with the long - term aim of reducing their chances of reoffending.

Although we were able to reduce it somewhat in government; the stubbornly high rates of reoffending amongst young people need to be urgently addressed.

The second myth being peddled is that reoffending rates are easy to reduce — and (given there is no extra money being announced) that they are easy to reduce without investment.

Whilst the deportation process was still ongoing, «the UKBA works closely with the police and the National Offender Management Service to reduce the risk of reoffending».

The National Association of Probation Officers (Napo) believes it is costing # 5 million and that the government will repay the investors with a significant amount of interest if reoffending rates are reduced by at least seven per cent against the predicted score.

Education helps to stop people from breaking the law time and time again, making society safer and reducing a bill for reoffending that costs up to # 13 billion per year.

She said the over 15,000 people in Ghana's prisons was a good human resource that could be utilized for economic growth and development of the country and so they needed to be equipped with the appropriate vocational skills, saying that would also help to reduce inmates» risk of reoffending, by teaching them useful skills that prepare them for the world outside prison.

The Home Office has been accused of «serial failure» after the revelation that it has missed its targets on cutting crime, reducing young people's drug use and reoffending.

Questions - EU nationals» access to UK benefits, BBC licence fee, hydration in hospitals, landlord and tenant legislation Legislation - health and social care bill Short debate - impact of budget cuts on the work of secure children's homes in reducing children's reoffending rates

Dale E. McNeil, a clinical psychologist at the Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, part of the University of California, San Francisco, reported in 2007 that 34 states have such courts and that they are effective in reducing recidivism and violent reoffending.

Based on an innovative partnership, this film highlights how investment in strong, nurturing, parent - child relationships can reduce recidivism and keep parents from reoffending.

A South Dakota program that uses twice - daily breath tests to keep people sober after alcohol - related arrests has reduced the number of people who reoffend.

Evidence indicating that the risk of reoffending may be reduced — expert evidence of offender's rehabilitation, support of family and friends to avoid recidivism, evidence that it was a one - time offence in an otherwise unblemished past record.

By reducing his current income and requiring him to pay the remainder of his debt immediately upon release, this costs award may prevent Mr. Voisey and other inmates in similar situations from successfully reintegrating into society and may also make them more likely to reoffend.

Additional mitigation could, according to some stakeholders, help individuals with NVDC obtain employment, housing, or education; and almost all the stakeholders said mitigation could potentially reduce the likelihood of reoffending.

However, Sally Ireland, director of Criminal Justice Policy, said: «The government must put its money where its mouth is on rehabilitation and support if reoffending is to be reduced.»

After your first DUI, many states require you to do certain things that will reduce the risk or reoffending.

Skye Bullen, the Community Data Manager from the Maranguka Justice Reinvestment Project in Bourke told the symposium how the Maranguka project uses a community - based participatory research approach to reduce the high rate of Aboriginal children and young people's offending, reoffending and incarceration in adult prison and youth detention.

This service aims to rehabilitate the client and reduce the risk of reoffending.