Peer Courts can slash youth reoffending and revolutionise the way we handle teen offenders

Posted by GLA Conservatives in BlogShare

Mar
28

James Cleverly, London Assembly Member, is calling for dramatic change in the way we handle teenage criminals. He will ask the Met Police Commissioner to introduce ‘Peer Courts’ – a programme outside the formal criminal justice system where teenagers, including ex-offenders, sentence their peers for minor offences. Sitting just beneath the justice system arm, they offer first time offenders an alternative to the criminal justice system.

James Cleverly said:

“Peer Courts, when organised effectively, have been shown in the US to dramatically reduce reoffending, with some programmes cutting re-offending rates to less than 10% – for those that complete their program. As well as delivering solid results, Peer Courts help young people avoid the criminal justice system, and are significantly cheaper as they are largely run by volunteers. When budgets are tight and when the Mayor has ambitious aims to reduce youth re-offending by 20 per cent, we have to think radically about how we handle young offenders.”

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Victoria tells the Commissioner; “Let the public control police through an App!”

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Nov
29

Today at the London Assembly Police and Crime Committee, Deputy Mayor Victoria Borwick asked the Commissioner to introduce a Smartphone app ‘Met Police Beat’ which allows you to follow, contact and rate your Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT).

Commenting Victoria Borwick said,

“This app could prove to be a ground-breaking way to re-connect communities with their local police.

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Steve O'Connell Discusses Stephen Greenhalgh

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Jun
27

Steve O'Connell Assembly Member for Croydon and Sutton, and GLA Conservatives Spokesman for Policing and Crime discusses his thoughts on last weeks (21/06/2012) Policing and Crime Committee and the controversy surrounding Stephen Greenhalgh's (New Deputy Mayor Policing and Crime) comments during the meeting. AM O'Connell asks Londoners to focus more on the 2012 Policing priorities such as the coming Olympics, the anniversary of the 2011 Riots, and for Steve personally the safety of Croydon and Sutton.
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