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Hampshire teenagers warn “lives at risk” from adults failing to listen
“One conversation could save a child’s life. Without that, some of my friends wouldn’t be here now.” The words of 17-year-old Sophie, one of several young people who’ve helped launch Trusted Adults, a new awareness campaign around child protection and serious violence in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, funded by Police and Crime Commissioner […]
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Young Futures Prevention Panels
Young Futures Prevention Panels (YFPPs) are multi-agency panels designed to identify, assess and refer into effective support young people who may be vulnerable to being drawn into crime. The panels have been implemented by the VRU and involved agencies include, the Police, Local Authorities, Youth Justice Service’s, Health, Education, Fire and Rescue and VCSE’s. The […]
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Future Directions (Focused Deterrence)
Focused deterrence is a strategy that aims to identify young people most at risk of involvement in serious violence and support them in moving towards a path of desistance. Individuals identified for this programme are often also highly vulnerable, including to factors such as exploitation. It achieves this by communicating the consequences of violence, providing a supportive pathways away from it and involving the community to encourage reintegration.
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Child First Interventions
This page discuss the importance of child first interventions and how we have adopted this as part of our approach to reducing serious violence.
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£73,000 boost to keep young people safe!
A school-based programme which helps young people across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight avoid being exploited or drawn into knife crime, has been extended thanks to a funding boost of more than £73,000 from Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones.
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PCC sees success of youth engagement project
A youth-engagement programme aimed at reducing anti-social behaviour on Portsmouth seafront has already proved a success this summer. The Waterfront Restorative Approaches Partnership (WRAP) has engaged with over 100 young people so far.
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