Our responsibilities

Our Youth Justice Service has a mandatory responsibility to:

• Reduce re-offending for those young people already involved in the criminal justice system.
• Reduce the number of first-time entrants to the criminal justice system.
• Reduce the number of young people entering custody.

Our statutory obligations

Our statutory obligations to:

• Safeguard the young people we work with.
• Protect the public from harm.
• Work with victims of crime.

How we work with young people

Every child we work with has their own worker-often called the case manager.

This worker completes a thorough and inter-active assessment, from which a clear plan is developed. The case manager takes time to get to know the child and their family during this process. The case manager and relevant specialist professionals will then work hard with the child and family to complete the key work that will achieve 'desistance' from further offending. 

We then ensure all our work is reviewed, remains flexible and there is an ongoing opportunity for the child and their parent/ carer to feedback their views on progress and, if needed, change the focus of work to address emerging issues. We will offer guidance to support and challenge children and families to achieve their desired outcomes. 

Our team lead by your case manager, will guide and challenge you to ensure that problems can be overcome and goals achieved.