Dated: 12 November 2021
POLICY TITLE: Integrated Offender Management
OWNING DIRECTORATE: Criminal Justice
AUTHOR: Superintendent, Northern Area Command
CONTACT DETAILS: 101
EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT: Complete
AUTHORISED PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE (APP) NATIONAL GUIDANCE: AVAILABLE
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AIM OF POLICY: To deal effectively with identified cohort offenders, to divert them from re-offending and/ or assist with diversions from substance misuse. Partnership working to ensure a joined up approach is met to target those repeat offenders who cause the most harm.
BENEFIT OF POLICY: Improved working practices within Integrated Offender Management (IOM).
REASON FOR POLICY: To promote understanding of Northumbria Police’s role in the management of dangerous and repeat offenders.
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IOM was established in 2009 and provides a coherent framework for a multi-agency response to managing offenders and is a partnership response to the threat of crime and reoffending faced by local communities. Our approach to IOM seeks to identify those who cause the highest levels of harm to communities by their repeated and persistent offending and to manage the risk they pose by addressing the causes of their offending and improve the quality of life in communities.
It aims to:
• Reduce the negative impact of crime and reoffending
• Reduce the number of people who become victims of crime
• Help to improve public confidence in the criminal justice system
The Operational Principles of IOM are:
• All partners managing offenders together
• Delivering a local response to local problems
• Offenders facing their responsibilities or facing the consequences of offending behaviour
• Making better use of existing (and proven) programmes of governance
• All offenders at high risk of causing serious harm and/or re-offending are in scope
Northumbria Police adhere to the National Framework and Operational Principles.
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SOURCE DOCUMENT: Home Office 19/03/15, Home Office/ MoJ Key Principles ISBN: 978-1-78246-724-3
GROUPS AFFECTED: All officers and staff.
ACCESS AND DISCLOSURE RESTRICTIONS: None.
