The study population of interest are 18-24 year-old offenders who have been arrested for a low level criminal offence. According to police statistics, the five main categories are: violence
Conditions
Interventions
Current interventions as of 09/02/2024:
Once charged with an offence, the consenting participants will be allocated to either the intervention group or the control group using a computer program.
Gat
empathy workshops
and a commitment to not re-offend during the 16 week caution period. Restorative justice conferencing may be an additional requirement. The programme therefore addresses several risk and protective fa
that is either a different conditional caution (not Gateway) or they will be discharged from the police station to await a date for their court appearance where they will receive the judgement of the
Sponsors
University of Southampton
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Current participant inclusion criteria as of 09/09/2020: 1. Suspects aged between 18 and 24 years 2. Suspect resides within the Hampshire Constabulary Force Area (HCFA) 3. Anticipated guilty plea (i.e. admitted the offence and said nothing which could be used as a defence or has made no admission but has not denied the offence or otherwise indicated it will be contested) 4. Full code test met (i.e. there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest to charge the suspect) Previous participant inclusion criteria: 1. Offenders within the Southampton district policing area aged 18-24 years who accept responsibility for an offence in accordance with National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) Guidelines for Community Resolution 2. Case where there is sufficient evidence to meet the Crown Prosecution Service Full Code Test 1 (Evidential standard) 3. 18 year olds that have previously been engaged by Southampton Youth Offender Service with community based orders in the last 12 months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Current participant exclusion criteria as of 09/02/2024: 1. Hate crime according to Crown Prosecution Services (CPS) Policy 2. Domestic violence related crime 3. Sexual offence related crime referred to CPS 4. Knife crimes 5. Where on conviction the court is more likely to impose a custodial sentence (based on sentencing guides) 6. Remand in custody order is sought 7. Breach of court or sexual offences orders 8. Any offence involving serious injury or death of another 9. Indictable only offences 10. All drink/drive or endorsable traffic offences 11. Offender already has a Gateway programme flag 12. Offender needs an interpreter 13. Any serious previous convictions within the last 2 years (i.e. serious violence, grievous bodily harm (GBH) or worse, serious sexual offences, robbery or indictable only offences) 14. Summary offences more than 4 months old 15. Persons subject to Court bail; Prison Recall, Red IOM (Integrated Offender Management) or currently under Probation Previous participant exclusion criteria as of 09/09/2020 to 09/02/2024: 1. Hate crime according to Crown Prosecution Services (CPS) Policy 2. Domestic violence related crime 3. Sexual offence related crime referred to CPS 4. Knife crimes 5. Where on conviction the court is more likely to impose a custodial sentence (based on sentencing guides) 6. Remand in custody order is sought 7. Breach of court or sexual offences orders 8. Any offence involving serious injury or death of another 9. Offences under terrorism or official secrets legislation 10. Indictable only offences 11. All drink/drive or endorsable traffic offences 12. Offender already has a Gateway programme flag 13. Offender needs an interpreter 14. Any serious previous convictions within the last 2 years (i.e. serious violence, grievous bodily harm (GBH) or worse, serious sexual offences, robbery or indictable only offences) 15. Summary offences more than 4 months old 16. Persons subject to Court bail; Prison Recall, Red IOM (Integrated Offender Management) or currently under Probation Previous participant exclusion criteria: 1. Hate crime according to Crown Prosecution Services (CPS) Policy 2. Domestic violence related crime dealt with under Project CARA (community intervention) 3. Domestic violence related crime referred to CPS 4. Offenders suitably dealt with by way of Community Caution as an immediate disposal 5. Where on conviction the court is more likely to impose a custodial sentence (based on sentencing guides) 6. Any offenders currently under multi-agency public protection arrangement (MAPPA) case management 7. Breach of court or sexual offences orders 8. Any offence involving a death of another 9. Offences under terrorism or official secrets legislation 10. Indictable only offences 11. All drink drive offences
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mental health and well-being measured using the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Health and Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) at 4 weeks, 16 weeks and 1 year post randomisation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Current secondary outcome measures as of 09/02/2024: The following secondary outcomes will be measured at 4 weeks, 16 weeks and 1 year post randomisation: 1. Mental and physical functioning and overall health-related quality of life measured using SF-12 2. Risky alcohol use measured using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) 3. Drug use measured using the Adolescent Drug Involvement Scale (ADIS) 4. Data on resource use, including access to primary and secondary care health services and social care, gathered using the Client Service Receipt Inventory (CSRI), primarily to inform the economic evaluation 5. Re-offending type and frequency from routinely collected police data Previous secondary outcome measures: The following secondary outcomes will be measured at 4 weeks, 16 weeks and 1 year post randomisation: 1. Mental and physical functioning and overall health-related quality of life measured using SF-12 2. Risky alcohol use measured using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) 3. Drug use measured using the Adolescent Drug Involvement Scale (ADIS) 4. Data on resource use, including access to primary and secondary care health services and social care, gathered using the Client Service Receipt Inventory (CSRI), primarily to inform the economic evaluation 5. Re-offending type and frequency from routinely collected police data 6. Mortality and morbidity, from routine data for patient admission statistics (PAS) In addition: 1. The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) questionnaire administered at 16 weeks only | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactAlison Booth
Outcome results
None listed