01/09/2014 - Interim HLNY CRC Ltd Business Plan 2014-2015
The document lays out the strategy and configuration of the CRC as it enters a year of transformation and delivers the CRC interim contract set by NOMS.
This document was updated on the 22/10/2014, the update reflects an accurate calculation of caseload total for the 3 areas (p. 19).
11/08/2014 - Evaluation Of SOVA's Lincolnshire Offender Mentoring Scheme
LOM works to address the multiple barriers faced by disadvantaged offenders. The project offers community mentoring and a range of intervention activities that aim to enable its participants to realise their full potential and reduce re-offending. The researchers interviewed 12 participants, which included 6 LPT staff, 2 Sova staff, 2 mentors and 2 offenders.
Despite LOM being in its infancy, the research found that Sova and LPT had developed an effective inter-agency partnership with excellent levels of communication. The research also found the LOM is valued by both LPT staff and offenders and that it helped improve the service offered to offenders. Whilst the sample size of the research is relatively small there was evidence to suggest that LPT staff and offenders thought LOM had a positive impact on offenders’ behaviour. The research concludes that LOM should continue to be supported and further extended to other suitable offenders who would clearly benefit from the programme.