The Angus Youth Justice Strategy
The Angus Youth Justice Strategy involves a number of key partners planning both joint and joined-up services to challenge and engage youth offending and anti-social behaviour in Angus.
The strategy is made up of four components within which specific services operate. These components relate to the risk of the young person re offending. The higher the risk the more intensive the supports provided to the young person. As needs and risks reduce so is the level of involvement from the agencies. It is an integrated approach with each component connected to the other, which allows for a young person's smooth transition up and down the continuum as his or her needs change.
| Level of Risk | |
|---|---|
| Minimum Risk | Local Multi Agency Resource Teams (LMARTs) |
| Low Risk | Angus Restorative Justice Service |
| Medium Risk | Community Resource Team (CRT) |
| High Risk | Youth Justice Team |
The Angus Youth Justice Communications Strategy provides specific information about how partners will inform the public with respect to both youth crime and the fear of youth crime and antisocial behaviour within Angus.
The Angus Youth Justice Forum is a multi agency strategic group which convenes every three months to plan and respond to developments affecting Youth Justice. The Forum is chaired by Dr Robert Peat, Director of Social Work and Health and membership is drawn from key representatives from the following agencies.
- Social Work Community Resource Team
- Social Work Youth Justice Team
- Social Work Criminal Justice Service
- Tayside Police Community Safety
- Tayside NHS
- Scottish Children's Reporter Administration
- Children's Panel
- Victim Support Service
- Education Department
- Tayside Council on Alcohol
- Neighbourhood Services Housing
- Neighbourhood Services Sports and Countryside
- Tayside Fire and Rescue Service
- The Web Project
- Barnado's
- Angus Drug and Alcohol Action Team