Working with young people 'at risk' of offending

Derby Youth Offending Service has a targeted approach to work with the most 'at risk' vulnerable young people in the city, through the development of Youth Inclusion Projects - youth inclusion and support panels and Positive Activities for Young People. 

All of this work is built upon the premise of early identification and referral, followed by targeted intervention work in order to divert and refocus young people into positive and sustainable activity.

Through the Crime Prevention Strategy we will identify and target those most at risk of offending behaviour in order to reduce first time entrants into the youth justice system.  We will integrate our provision with mainstream prevention services within localities and promote and increase social inclusion using best practice approaches.