session three: acceptable behaviour contracts case study: london borough of newham chance scheme -...

Session Three: Acceptable Behaviour Contracts

Case study: London Borough of Newham Chance Scheme - Sangeeta Bhuhi and Demitri Kondogeorgis

CHANCE principles

• Early intervention model• Twin track approach• Sharing information • Co-ordination of action• Effective monitoring• Making use of existing resources• Intercepting victim/offender cycle

Safer Schools Police

East Thames Housing

Children & Young PeoplesServices

Behaviour Support Development Advisory Team

Youth Inclusion Project

Schools

Safer Neighbourhoods Police

Crime & ASB Service andYouth Offending Team

facilitate the CHANCE partnership

Newham Homes

Youth Inclusion Support Programme

Education

ABC+First ‘Yellow’

Warning LetterSecond ‘Red’

Warning Letter

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Youth ASB Panel

Young Person ‘Coming to Notice’

CHANCE enquiry

Feedback Form &Recommendation from CHANCE

Update CHANCE

CHANCE Enquiries (1st July 2006 – 14th February 2008)

422 enquiries made between 15th October 2007 to 14th February 2008

• 65 Related to truants• 8 Provided intelligence on YPPOs• 6 Informed us of breach of ABC+• 1 Informed us of breach of ASBO

1324 enquiries to date

Early intervention opportunities given to all these YP

Chance Enquiry Agency Breakdown Period 15th October 2007 - 14th February 2008

5412%

9821%

6013%

133%

266%

31%

16535%

31%

358%

ASB Assessment &InvestigationsSafer NeighbourhoodsTeams

ASBAT Police

Schools

Safer Schools Partnership

Children's & YP's services

Parks Constabulary

Safer Transport Police

YOT

ABC+ Support Package

ABC+ & Parenting Support Commitment ABC+ & Parenting Support Commitment SignedSigned

Awareness SessionAwareness Session

Initial AssessmentInitial Assessment

Y-PACY-PAC

6 Month Ending Panel6 Month Ending Panel

3 Month Review3 Month Review

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ABC+(1st July 2006 – 14th February 2008)

16 Breaches of ABC+

• 9 Warnings given• 3 Extension of ABC+’s• 4 Continued ASB-ASBO’s applied for

- Of the four that continued with ASB, only one had completed the ABC+ package

177 ABC+’s signed

• 85% of those who signed their ABC+ programme attended the full package offered

• 22 Current ABC+’s being monitored

Benefits

More holistic approach to

youth ASB

More efficientuse of time

Improvescommunication

between agencies

Prevents ‘surprise’

relationships

Preventsduplication

of work

Supportsagencies in taking

appropriate action

Contact details

Sangeeta Bhuhisangeeta.bhuhi@dcsf.gsi.gov.uk

Demitri KondogeorgisDemitri.kondogeorgis@newham.gov.uk