diversion

Outcome Evaluation of the National Model for Liaison and Diversion

[RAND Corporation (2021)]

Study showing the National Model for L&D does increase diversion from custodial services, with no evidence on an impact on reoffending.

Keywords: diversion

Ensuring effective referral into youth diversion

[Centre for Justice Innovation (2021)]

Publication outlining the evidence base on referrals, exploring good practice and sharing insights from practitioners to help ensure referrals into diversion schemes operate as effectively as possible.

Keywords: diversion, young people

Listen to Me video

[Gateshead YJS (2023)]

Kathy Biggar Trophy submission: Listen to Me is a video scripted, voiced and animated by young people, for other young people involved in the CJS, on how they became involved in offending, their experiences of the CJS, and what worked for them to help them stop offending.

Keywords: young people, diversion, crime prevention, peer engagement