The theme for the first day is Partnership Day. Skills for Justice are taking part highlighting some of the recent work we have been carrying out to support anti-social behaviour services in England.

We recently evaluated an Immediate Justice programme run in West Yorkshire – providing a range of tailored interventions for adults and children who have taken part in anti-social behaviour (ASB), with a focus on repairing the damage they have inflicted upon victims and communities. Interventions included perpetrators completing unpaid work, repairing damage caused by their actions, and the option of restorative justice, where perpetrators take part in awareness and education courses. There are multiple restorative options utilised for adults and children, and for individuals and groups, but all share a focus on behaviour change by encouraging the person who has engaged in ASB to recognise the impact of their actions on their communities and think twice in the future.

Partners included West Yorkshire Combined Authority, West Yorkshire Police, Probation Service for Yorkshire and the Humber (HMPPS), and youth justice services from Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield (which are administrated by local councils).

Lunch and learn session

Join us for a lunch and learn as we discuss the key findings of the evaluation, the research we undertook to support the programme, and how we took a partnership approach to the findings.

Skills for Justice are committed to being a trusted partner, using our expertise to enable skills development and evidence-based practice in the justice sector. We are proud to be able to share this work and our approach to help support further anti-social behaviour initiatives across the UK.

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