Brathay Trust
Reducing Offending & Anti-Social Behaviour
A lifetime of offending costs the state £300,000 per young offender (The Home Office)
We run a range of community-based programmes for offenders and young people who are at risk of entering the criminal justice system.
We launched our Alternative to Custody programme to reduce the number of young offenders going into custody.
An impressive 66% of participants on the programme did not re-offend whilst 22% of participants went on to re-engage with education and employment. This compares favourably to the year prior to our intervention, when 75% of young offenders reoffended within twelve months of a custodial sentence.
I think the young people have really enjoyed both the sessions. The content has been really interactive and informative at the same time. It has been good to see the gaps in their knowledge filled and there has been clear evidence of them processing and valuing the information they have been given.
This accredited programme focuses on personal development and self-awareness, while addressing offending and other questionable behaviours.
We know that strong partnerships are central to the success of our interventions and our programmes are designed to respond to local needs.
We continue to be commissioned by Youth Offending Teams and third sector partners, such as National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NACRO), to help them better meet the needs of young people, reduce the number of breached orders, and reduce the number of young people entering custody.
“I think the young people have really enjoyed both the sessions. The content has been really interactive and informative at the same time. It has been good to see the gaps in their knowledge filled and there has been clear evidence of them processing and valuing the information they have been given.”
Youth Offending Team worker
A lifetime of offending costs the state £300,000 per young offender (The Home Office)
IMPACT
66% of young people on our Alternative to Custody programme did not reoffend.
