Youth justice services aim to:
reduce first time entrants to the youth justice system
prevent re-offending by children and young people
reduce the use of custody for young people (both sentenced and remanded)
The South Tees Youth Justice Service:
Supervise young people subject to a range of Court Orders and Out of Court Disposals
Work with young people in custody (sentenced and remanded)
Provide advice and support to young people, their families, and victims of youth crime
Work with young people to prevent offending
Work with parents whose children are at risk of offending, or who have already been involved in offending
Works with the victims of youth crime
Provides Appropriate Adults for Police interviews
Provide staff in the Youth and Crown Courts
Provide a range of reports to the Youth and Crown Courts
Recruits and trains community volunteers for Referral Order panels
Delivers Court ordered reparation to the community and victims
Prevention is an important part of the work delivered by the service. The prevention offer delivered by STYJS is the 'Turnaround programme', which is early intervention for children on the cusp of entering the youth justice system.
Our Opportunities
To work with children (aged 10-17) who have come to the attention of the criminal justice system on both a statutory (from court) and voluntary (from police) basis.