It is estimated that, nationally, out of a million active offenders, 100,000 offenders have three or more convictions and are responsible for half of all recorded crime. The active offender population is not static, 20,000 individuals leave this pool every year and are replaced by another 20,000.
But thanks to The Reach Project, the County's Prolific and other Priority Offender (PPO) scheme, criminal justice agencies together with key partner organisations are reducing volume crime and tackling substance misuse across the County.
After the government launched the PPO strategy four years ago to target offenders who commit the most crime and cause the most harm to local communities, individual Community Safety Partnerships have led the multi-agency scheme which is proving to be a huge success in helping persistent offenders turn their lives around.
Offenders are required to work to a challenging and demanding programme of monitoring and supervision delivered by agencies represented on Derbyshire Criminal Justice Board and have been helped to leave behind a path of offending and look towards a crime free future.
Some key facts:
For further information about the Reach Project, please visit www.derbyshirecriminaljusticeboard.co.uk (external website**), or contact Laura Gurnett on 01773 733423.
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