Working with Young Offenders

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Working with Young Offenders Paul Benton Bristol
Youth Offending Team
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Working with Young People who Offend

• Introductions
• I am Paul Burton, Manager of Bristol Youth
  Offending Team
• And you are...

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I am going to talk about

• What Youth Offending Teams (YOTs)are.
• How YOTs Work with Young People who offend.
• What YOTs Know about young people who offend

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YOTs are an idea

• Working together with one aim would improve the
  Youth Justice System.
• The aim is to reduce youth offending
• The 98 act required

Local Authority
Childrens Fund
Education
YOTs
Youth Service
Police
Probation
Connexions
Health
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154 YOTs covering populations from 20 Thousand to
2 million

• Some working to 1 LA, some to many
• Some rural areas some urban
• Some a mixture

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What Areas of work do YOTs Have

• YOTs work with young people 10-17 from non
  offenders in the community to serious offenders
  who are in custody

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What we try to do

• We try to change the way young people think and
  behave
• We try to help systems and organisations change

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How we work with young people who offend
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ASSET
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How we work with young people who offend
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What we know about young people who offend
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What we know about young people who offend
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ASSET
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We know where robbers live
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We know where burglars live
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We know where car offenders live
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We know

• What time they offend
• What school they go to
• What contributes to their offending
• and so much more

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• Thats what YOTs are
• Thats what YOTs do with young people who offend
• Thats what YOTs know about young people in your
  area
• HOW CAN YOTs HELP YOU DO YOUR WORK?