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Persistent Offender Persistent Offender Project Project Joint Partnership between Joint Partnership between Glasgow Addiction Service Glasgow Addiction Service & Strathclyde Police & Strathclyde Police Funded by Glasgow Funded by Glasgow Community Planning Community Planning Partnership Partnership Working Together – Building Safer Communities

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Page 1: Persistent Offender Project Persistent Offender Project Joint Partnership between Glasgow Addiction Service & Strathclyde Police Funded by Glasgow Community

Persistent Offender ProjectPersistent Offender Project

Joint Partnership between Joint Partnership between Glasgow Addiction Service & Glasgow Addiction Service &

Strathclyde PoliceStrathclyde Police

Funded by Glasgow Community Funded by Glasgow Community Planning PartnershipPlanning Partnership

Working Together – Building Safer

Communities

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Persistent Offender Persistent Offender Project (POP)Project (POP) Centenary House, GlasgowCentenary House, Glasgow 1 x Police Sergeant 1 X Police 1 x Police Sergeant 1 X Police

OfficerOfficer 1 x Senior Addiction Worker 3 x 1 x Senior Addiction Worker 3 x

Addiction WorkersAddiction Workers 1 x Admin Support1 x Admin Support

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Aim of the ProjectAim of the Project

To Target:-To Target:- Adults(16+ Male/Female) Adults(16+ Male/Female) Who persistently commit Who persistently commit

acquisitive crimes and prostitution acquisitive crimes and prostitution offences in Glasgow to finance offences in Glasgow to finance their drug / alcohol or substance their drug / alcohol or substance dependency;dependency;

Who reside in ‘A’, ‘B’, and ‘G’ Who reside in ‘A’, ‘B’, and ‘G’ divisions of Glasgowdivisions of Glasgow

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Key ObjectivesKey Objectives

Reduce drug/alcohol offendingReduce drug/alcohol offending Reduce anti-social behaviourReduce anti-social behaviour Reduce drug related deathsReduce drug related deaths Reduce the fear of crimeReduce the fear of crime Promote community safety and well Promote community safety and well

beingbeing Promote training and employment Promote training and employment

opportunities and encourage offenders opportunities and encourage offenders to become involved in work initiatives.to become involved in work initiatives.

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Drugs & the Criminal Drugs & the Criminal Justice SystemJustice System Economic & Social cost of drug Economic & Social cost of drug

motivated crime are considerablemotivated crime are considerable Total cost of such crime Total cost of such crime

estimated at £19billion (strategy estimated at £19billion (strategy Unit, UK Govt)Unit, UK Govt)

Drug users commit 56% of total Drug users commit 56% of total number of crimes recorded in UK number of crimes recorded in UK each yeareach year

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Drugs & the Criminal Drugs & the Criminal Justice SystemJustice System Proportion is higher for certain Proportion is higher for certain

crime typescrime types Shoplifting 85%Shoplifting 85% Domestic Housebreaking 80% Domestic Housebreaking 80%

Commercial Housebreaking 71%Commercial Housebreaking 71% 84% of the cost of drug motivated 84% of the cost of drug motivated

crime is committed by users of crime is committed by users of heroin or crack cocaine heroin or crack cocaine

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Drugs & the Criminal Drugs & the Criminal Justice SystemJustice System Out of this 84% - 10% account for Out of this 84% - 10% account for

more than half of crime committed more than half of crime committed It is within this target group the POP It is within this target group the POP

is looking to identify and engage.is looking to identify and engage. (Gossop et al) identified significant (Gossop et al) identified significant

reductions in the amount of crime reductions in the amount of crime committed following effective committed following effective treatmenttreatment

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Identification of Target Identification of Target GroupGroup Initially identified through police Initially identified through police

systemssystems Referrals from partner agenciesReferrals from partner agencies Self referralSelf referral Cross referred with information on Cross referred with information on

Social Work CareFirstSocial Work CareFirst Discussion between partner Discussion between partner

agenciesagencies

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Treatment deliveryTreatment delivery

Partnership workingPartnership working Joint protocol (Community Addiction Teams/CJ Teams / SPS/ Joint protocol (Community Addiction Teams/CJ Teams / SPS/

Drug Court)Drug Court) Information sharingInformation sharing Pro-active outreachPro-active outreach Monitoring of offending and substance misuseMonitoring of offending and substance misuse Young People involved in treatmentYoung People involved in treatment Harm reductionHarm reduction Link people in to “wraparound” servicesLink people in to “wraparound” services Women involved in Prostitution – Base 75 and Routes Out Women involved in Prostitution – Base 75 and Routes Out

Intervention Team plus 218Intervention Team plus 218

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POP ProcessPOP Process

Individual approached in various Individual approached in various

settings Court, Prison home visits etcsettings Court, Prison home visits etc Consent form signed Consent form signed Assessment, identified needs and Assessment, identified needs and

priority link in to treatmentpriority link in to treatment Access to wide range of services Access to wide range of services

offered by GAS offered by GAS Pro-actively outreach to engage Pro-actively outreach to engage

individual within treatment individual within treatment

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POP ProcessPOP Process

Information sharing with partner Information sharing with partner agency'sagency's

Tracking individuals criminal activity, Tracking individuals criminal activity, and providing appropriate supportand providing appropriate support

Stabilisation of one individual can have Stabilisation of one individual can have a significant effect on Local a significant effect on Local Communities and Local Police Communities and Local Police Divisions.Divisions.

Current Drug Trends relating to harm Current Drug Trends relating to harm reduction.reduction.

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Outcomes / BenefitsOutcomes / Benefits

Reduction in crime and fear of crimeReduction in crime and fear of crime Reduction in drug deathsReduction in drug deaths Improved community safety and well Improved community safety and well

beingbeing Increased numbers sustained in Increased numbers sustained in

treatment servicestreatment services Improved partnership workingImproved partnership working Links to Training & EmploymentLinks to Training & Employment Integration back in to local communityIntegration back in to local community

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Progress to dateProgress to date

100 Individuals engaged per annum.100 Individuals engaged per annum. Reduction in acquisitive crime (28%) leading to a safer Reduction in acquisitive crime (28%) leading to a safer

City City Service users engaged in treatment and care and Service users engaged in treatment and care and

maintaining that position – many for the first time in maintaining that position – many for the first time in their livestheir lives

Reduction in homelessnessReduction in homelessness Reduction in women involved in prostitutionReduction in women involved in prostitution

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FutureFuture

The development of a service user questionnaire The development of a service user questionnaire and possible peer support group. and possible peer support group.

joint working with the Structured Deferred joint working with the Structured Deferred Sentence team and referral pathways identifiedSentence team and referral pathways identified

Work in progress by Scottish Government Work in progress by Scottish Government Economist – Financial impact on CommunitiesEconomist – Financial impact on Communities

Development of closer integration with CHCPDevelopment of closer integration with CHCP Clear identified links to employment and Clear identified links to employment and

TrainingTraining Ever changing innovative practice to engage this Ever changing innovative practice to engage this

difficult to reach service user group.difficult to reach service user group.

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Case StudyCase Study

Service user A was highlighted by the Street Service user A was highlighted by the Street Liaison Team and Base 75, the concerns where Liaison Team and Base 75, the concerns where

as follows:as follows: deterioration in both her physical and mental deterioration in both her physical and mental

healthhealth Homelessness, rough sleeping Homelessness, rough sleeping Chaotic IV drug useChaotic IV drug use Lack of contact/engagement with servicesLack of contact/engagement with services Her involvement in Street prostitutionHer involvement in Street prostitution staying with males that were sexually staying with males that were sexually

exploiting herexploiting her Being bullied by other women by having her Being bullied by other women by having her

clothes and money taken from herclothes and money taken from her

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Case StudyCase Study

POP quick to locate her in custodyPOP quick to locate her in custody Prioritised for treatmentPrioritised for treatment Extensive outreach, assessment & Care Extensive outreach, assessment & Care

PlanningPlanning Family SupportFamily Support Support with HousingSupport with Housing Successful exit from ProstitutionSuccessful exit from Prostitution Linked to training, now attending CollegeLinked to training, now attending College

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POPPOP

ANY QUESTIONS?ANY QUESTIONS?

Centenary HouseCentenary House100 Morrison St100 Morrison St

Glasgow Glasgow G5 8LNG5 8LN

Tel: 0141 276 7456Tel: 0141 276 [email protected]@sw.glasgow.gov.uk

www.glasgow.gov.ukwww.strathclyde.police.uk