youth offending teams

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Youth offending teams are multi-agency local teams in England and Wales that work with young people who offend or are at risk of offending, aiming to prevent crime and support rehabilitation.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
youth offending teams canonical 1
youth offending teams (YOTs) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf criminal justice agency
multi-agency statutory service
youth justice service
ageRangeServed 10–17
approach child-centred
evidence-based interventions
multi-disciplinary
are locally based services
multi-agency local teams
partnerships between local agencies
collaboratesWith children’s services
courts
schools
voluntary sector organisations
composedOf education professionals
health professionals
local authority staff
police officers
probation officers
substance misuse workers
victim liaison staff
country England
Wales
establishedIn late 1990s
function assess needs and risks of young offenders
coordinate interventions to reduce offending
deliver restorative justice interventions
divert young people from the formal court system where appropriate
prepare pre-sentence reports for courts
supervise community sentences for young people
supervise youth rehabilitation orders
support victims of youth crime
support young people in education training and employment
work with families of young offenders
hasGoal address risk factors linked to youth offending
protect the public from youth crime
reduce reoffending by young people
support rehabilitation of young offenders
hasPrimaryGoal prevent offending by children and young people
jurisdiction England and Wales
legalBasis Crime and Disorder Act 1998
operatesAtLevel local authority area
overseenBy Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
partOf Criminal justice system of England and Wales
surface form: youth justice system of England and Wales
statutoryPartner education service
health service
local authority
Police
surface form: police

probation service
targetPopulation children at risk of offending
children who offend
young people at risk of offending
young people who offend

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Crime and Disorder Act 1998 establishesBody youth offending teams
this entity surface form: youth offending teams (YOTs)