The aim of the ISSP is to work with the most persistent and serious young offenders to reduce both their rate of offending and the seriousness of any reoffending.
The young people subject to an ISSP are likely to have been engaged in criminal behaviour for some time and will have received several previous community or custodial sentences. They will almost certainly have been involved with numerous other statutory agencies and had difficulties in engaging with them. There will be a variety of issues impacting on their lives, including a lack of educational and employment opportunities; drug, substance and alcohol misuse; mental health; accommodation and limited family support.
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