Project Early and Effective Intervention groups
Purpose To reduce youth crime
Funding The project was awarded £90,000 in start-up funding by the Scottish government and continues to be backed by Glasgow City Council
Background Glasgow’s multi-agency Youth Justice Strategy Group, established in 2004, was keen to ensure services reflected a range of need, including those of young people on the edges of the youth justice system. Many cases referred to the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration – the country’s child protection and youth justice system – resulted in time spent on writing reports rather than delivering effective support and there were delays in assessing and addressing the needs of young people who had committed just two or three low-level offences.
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