RT Article
T1 ISSP. An experiment in multi-systemic responses to persistent young offenders known to children's services
JF The British journal of criminology
VO 44
IS 2
SP 225
OP 240
A2 Bullock, Roger
A2 Van der Laan, Peter
LA English
YR 2004
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1639316833
AB ISSP is a multi-systemic intervention for persistent young offenders delivered jointly by police, social services and education. Based on a Netherlands programme, a variation of the approach has been widely adopted in England and Wales. The intervention has seven components including close supervision by police, family group conferences, multi-agency reviews and opportunities for reparation and mentoring. To qualify, young people need at least three convictions or cautions, to be aged 15-17 and to have experienced custody or a failed community sentence. Candidates were randomly allocated to either ISSP or two control groups. As hypothesized, reconviction rates were unaffected by the intervention but there was a 30 to 50 per cent reduction in the volume of crime committed by ISSP participants. No particular aspect of the programme was associated with success suggesting a general placebo effect. Lessons for the planning and administration of such projects and the need for improved epidemiological data about persistent offenders are indicated
K1 Chronische Straftäter
K1 Frühkriminalität
K1 Polizeiliche Überwachung
K1 Wiedergutmachung
K1 Jugendkriminalität
K1 Intervention
K1 Family Group Conferencing
DO 10.1093/bjc/44.2.225