- Former young offenders acting as ‘peer mentors’ to help children escape from a life of serious organised crime
- Edinburgh, Newcastle and Cardiff identified for roll out following successful project in Glasgow
- Two thirds of teenagers supported by Glasgow project have significantly improved their offending behaviour
- Analysis shows a £½m city council saving by ‘diverting’ high risk young people from secure care
- According to UK Government, organised crime – including money laundering and drug trafficking – bigger threat to UK than terrorism
- Run by UK charity Action for Children and funded with £4.6m from The National Lottery Community Fund, project will now target ‘high-risk’ 11-18-year-olds across the UK.
A ground-breaking programme diverting young people away from a life of serious organised crime is to be rolled out to a number of cities across the UK.
Action for Children’s Serious Organised Crime Early Intervention service has been running in Glasgow since 2013 and will now be rolled out to Edinburgh, Newcastle and Cardiff, funded by £4.6 million from The National Lottery Community Fund. Continue reading Peer mentors initiative to tackle crime culture coming to Edinburgh