Latest research suggests a significant proportion of police and crime commissioners (PCCs) are failing to fund youth crime prevention programmes, despite assuming control of money previously spent on tackling offending by young people.
The survey of youth offending teams (YOTs) by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and Youth Justice Board (YJB) found that just 59 per cent said PCCs fund youth crime prevention initiatives in their area.
In addition, just 11 per cent of respondents said PCCs were the largest funder of prevention work, while two-thirds reported using their own budget for it.
The survey shows most YOT prevention work is targeted at young people involved in antisocial behaviour or who have been referred from their local Troubled Families programme. This could involve offering one-to-one support for troubled children.
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