Women who engage in these service also have the opportunity to be referred into our wider holistic services where they can receive longer term support and access group programmes.
How we help
We deliver a suite of interventions to women across Leicestershire which tackle the most common causes of female offending, including specific programmes which address supporting emotional well-being, healthy relationships and practical workshops, such as our:
Our programmes can be delivered to in a group format, which provides the opportunity for women to receive peer support. We also work on a flexible, one-to-one basis with women who are not yet ready for group work.
Commissioned by Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Community Rehabilitation Company. The project is part of a much wider network of commissioned Women’s Services Providers which spans the two regions of East and West Midlands.
Just Women: Out Of Court Resolutions
Our Just Women Out Of Court Resolutions project, focuses on early intervention and diversion, through an Out of Court Resolution which aims to not only reduce women re-offending but to divert women from the courts, probation and ultimately prison.
Developed in partnership with Leicestershire Police and the Office for the Police and Crime Commissioner.
Support from Specialist Independent Domestic Violence Advisors
Our IDVAs support women who are at high risk of harm from intimate partners, ex-partners or family members to secure their safety and the safety of their children. Serving as a victim’s primary point of contact, IDVAs normally work with women from the point of crisis to assess the level of risk, discuss the range of suitable options and develop safety plans.
our Independent Domestic Violence Advisors offer a range of support including:
As a consequence, for women serving an Out of Court Resolution, their offence can be escalated to formal court proceedings.
For women on probation it is likely to result in being in breach of their order with the potential to be sent back to court and the associated increased risk of a custodial sentence.
Analysis of this group of women shows that in most cases, this is due to their presenting with a combination of needs which require a more intensive and direct approach.
How ‘reach out’ helps
This Intensive Support Pathway service will compliment our existing Commissioned Rehabilitative Services (CRS) and Out of Court Resolution (OoCR) contracts by using a new approach to supporting women at our existing Women’s Centre and in the wider county.
This approach will focus on women who present a high-risk of reoffending and who face significant barriers to engaging in their community sentences, out of court disposals and post-custodial resettlement.
The new intensive approach will aim to build trusting relationships enabling the removal of barriers to their engagement.
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