The National Strategy for the Management of Offenders was published in 2006 to address the significant problem of re-offending in Scotland. It guides the work of the CJAs and provides the target to reduce re-offending by 2% by 2011.
There are 23 outcomes to achieve. Success will be measured by a National Performance Framework which will report shortly. The objectives are:
Outcomes for communities
- Increased community safety and public protection
- Increased public confidence in the effectiveness of work with offenders
- Improved understanding of community disposals
- Improved understanding of the role of prisons
- Improved satisfaction for victims, sentencers and beneficiaries of work by offenders
- Appropriate care of victims
- Timely information and, where appropriate, involvement for the families of offenders
Outcomes for offenders
- Sustained or improved physical and mental well-being
- The ability to access and sustain suitable accommodation
- Reduced or stabilised substance misuse
- Improved literacy skills
- Employability prospects increased
- Maintained or improved relationships
- The ability to access and sustain community support
- The ability to live independently if they choose
- Improvements in attitudes or behaviour which lead to offending
Outcomes in the system
- Effective CJAs in place
- Wider partnership of rehabilitative services in place, including addictions, housing, health, education, training and employment
- Standard approach to the methodology and use of tools which are widely accepted for risk assessment and management
- A range of high quality, evidence-based interventions
- A workforce with the appropriate skills mix
- Processes and systems which facilitate the sharing of information
- A robust framework for quality assurance, performance management and outcome measures for area plans