YOLO Evaluation

Northumbria Police (Customer) was recently successful in securing funding to introduce a new early intervention pathway targeting young people (ages 8-14) who have not yet been in the criminal justice system but are displaying behaviours that put them at increased risk of going on to commit serious violent crime in the future. Those identified as being at high risk will be considered for a 1:1 mentoring programme. The project has two filter points through which cases pass for assessment by a triaging sergeant. The...