Offenders are amongst the most socially excluded in society and often have complex and deep-rooted health and social problems, such as drug or alcohol dependencies, poor mental health, homelessness and debt, family and financial problems. Tackling these issues in a holistic and co-ordinated way is important to provide ‘pathways out of offending’.
Community Safety Partnerships have a statutory responsibility to develop and deliver a multi-agency strategy to reduce reoffending. In Cornwall this strategy is integrated into our Safer Cornwall Partnership Plan.
Our overarching aim is to reduce reoffending of adults, children and young people in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly in order to reduce crime and prevent further victims. We will do this through working together to improve the lives of our most vulnerable residents and foster compassionate communities.
The outcomes that we want to achieve are:
We have a dedicated Reducing Reoffending Strategy that sets out our actions to achieve these outcomes.
Reducing Reoffending StrategyThe Reducing Reoffending Strategy is implemented through the Safer Cornwall Reducing Reoffending Strategy Group. The group meets quarterly to discuss progress towards our Delivery Plan and share learning with each other. This group is made up of key organisations including Cornwall Council, Devon and Cornwall Police, the Probation Service, Housing, Health, Community Drug and Alcohol Services, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Services and a broad range of other agencies and services that provide support for the pathways out of offending.
