{"id":1808,"date":"2020-09-29T12:30:27","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T12:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uservoice.org\/?page_id=1808"},"modified":"2020-10-01T07:58:49","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T07:58:49","slug":"reducingre-offending","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uservoice.org\/reducingre-offending\/","title":{"rendered":"REDUCING RE-OFFENDING WITH WEST YORKSHIRE PCC"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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REDUCING RE-OFFENDING WITH WEST YORKSHIRE PCC<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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WEST YORKSHIRE PCC ASKED <\/span>\n\nHOW DO WE REDUCE RE-OFFENDING?<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u201cA LOT OF PEOPLE ARE CRYING OUT FOR HELP\u201d \u2013 GROUNDBREAKING REPORT INTO REDUCING OFFENDING FINDS<\/strong><\/p>

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Adults released from custodial sentences of less than 12 months re-offend at a rate of 62.7%<\/p>

In the UK adults re-offend at a rate of 28.0%<\/p>

Juvenile\u2019s re-offend at a rate of 39.2%<\/p>

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In a ground breaking new project, West Yorkshire\u2019s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), Mark Burns-Williamson, has commissioned User Voice, a charity led and run by people with lived experience to speak to people in prison and on probation and understand what more can be done to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour.<\/p>

User Voice spoke to adults and those in youth offending teams to understand their views and experiences. Through these conversations they have arrived at a set of key recommendations to help\u00a0reduce offending and make sure the criminal justice system\u00a0works better for our communities.<\/p>

Although started before the COVID-19 pandemic, the issues arising are more pressing than ever. Many of the recommendations speak to services that have been restricted in prisons and the community since the start of the health crisis.<\/p>

The project looked to understand:<\/p>