Prevention and pre-court
We help children and young people avoid becoming involved in anti-social or offending behaviour.
The aims are:
- to help young people at an early stage so they can stay on track in the future
- to make sure the right agencies work together to best support your family
- to address any underlying symptoms for their behaviour
Referral criteria
Requests for involvement can be made by any agency for a young person meeting the below criteria.
Young people between the ages of 8 to 17 who:
- are already offending but who have not been arrested or charged
or
- are engaging in anti-social behaviour and
- are exposed to four or more of the following risk factors
- sibling or child of known offender
- living in a deprived household
- inconsistent parental supervision
- parents/carers failed to show care
- difficulties with educational provision
- not using leisure time constructively
- associating with pro-criminal peers
- engaged in reckless activities
- impulsive
- easily bored
- lacks understanding of the consequences of own actions
Request support
You can use our multi agency form to make a referral.
Children and young people who are referred for support are assessed to find out what support they need. We will contact the parent/carer and referrer to arrange a home visit and begin the assessment process which will help to identify a plan.
We will tell you if the the case does not meet the criteria.