Author: Smith, Veronica M.
Title: Persistent Offender Project: Pilot Project Evaluation, November 2006 - March 2008
Summary: The overarching aim of the project was to establish joint partnership working to improve health and social well being for offenders with drug and alcohol problems and their communities. The Persistent Offender Project sought to achieve this based on partnership working between Strathclyde Police and Glasgow Addiction Services (GAS) who were jointly responsible for the operational and strategic management of this innovative service. This pilot project has provided a forum for evaluation on the capacity and achievability of such a service and, included in the evaluation, there are specific objectives that allow the impact of this project to be measured. The key objectives of the service were initially identified as: 1) Reducing drug / alcohol offending; 2) Reducing anti-social behaviour; 3) Promoting community safety and well-being; 4) Reducing drug related deaths; 5)Reducing the fear of crime; and 6) Promoting training and employment opportunities and encourage offenders to become involved in work initiatives. Beyond this, a further aim of the project was to contribute towards a healthy and a safe Glasgow at ground level in local communities. This was specifically directed at the day-to-day lives of the most persistent offenders within the Glasgow city area (areas included in the SIMD 2006 as being the 15% most deprived localities). These are individuals whose crimes are committed in order to sustain their dependency on alcohol and / or drugs.
Details: Glasgow: Glasgow Addition Services, 2008. 74p.
Source: Internet Resource
Year: 2008
Country: United Kingdom
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Shelf Number: 119441
Keywords:
Alcohol AbuseDrug TretmentHabitual OffendersPersistent Offenders (Glasgow) |
