Youth Justice Plan 2007 to 2008
ACTION PLAN
EFFECTIVE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE SERVICES
TARGET 1: Ensure that 75% of victims of youth crime referred to YOTs are offered the opportunity to participate in a restorative process
TARGET 2: Ensure that 75% of victims participating are satisfied
Context:
The YOS is committed to the Home Office Victims Code of Practice and is following the requirements of the code. The YOS works with both corporate and individual victims of crime. All known victims are contacted to offer participation in the restorative justice process and just over a quarter take up the offer. The YOS works with the Probation Service and Leicestershire Criminal Justice Board Victims and Witness group to improve practice. The YOS has also been active in working to establish the use of restorative processes in children’s homes and schools.
Achievements in 2006/7
- The YOS has contacted 100% of victims of youth crime which is above the 75% YJB KPI target performance. The performance is above Family group (86.3%) Regional (93.3%) and National (85.5%) comparator groups.
- Victim satisfaction with the work of the YOS is currently at 100%; this is above the YJB KPI target of 75% and above Family (96.4%) Regional (98.7%) and National (97.3%) comparator groups
- This is the second year in succession that the YOS has achieved such high levels of performance in relation to victims contact and satisfaction
- Implemented links with Duke of Edinburgh’s awards, to enable the service element to be obtained as part of young people’s reparation
- The YOS has created a post of Victim Contact Worker, which will further improve the work with victims of crime.
- The Reparation Scheme has developed good links with Black and Minority Ethnic community groups so that reparation work can provide appropriate placements for young people when required
- Established a multi-agency “Creating Safer Schools” group to develop restorative approaches in schools.
- £11,000 of LAA funding has been allocated to the Creating Safer Schools group to support the development of restorative approaches in schools
- The YOS has been awarded £139,219 over 3 years of Invest to Save funding from HM Treasury to provide Restorative Justice and Mentoring for children’s homes.
Focus for 2007/8
- Achieve the new YJB KPI that victims participate in a restorative process in 25% of cases referred to the YOS
- Maintain the levels of victim satisfaction.
- Improve systems and processes to increase victims’ take up of restorative justice
- Develop restorative processes in schools with CYPS (Education) and partner agencies through the Creating Safer Schools Group
- Work with CYPS (Social Care) and partner agencies to establish restorative processes in children’s homes
- Develop and deliver the Invest to Save implementation plan
Data:
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Performance Indicator: 06/07 April – December actual and % against target (intervention) (old performance indicator)
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100%
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Performance Indicator: 06/07 April – December actual and % against target (satisfaction) (old performance indicator)
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100%
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Performance Indicator: 07/08 target (new performance indicator)
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25%
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Performance Indicator: 07/08 target (new performance indicator)
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85%
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