The Checkpoint Project: Working with offenders rather than simply processing them

6th August 2021Stephanie Kilili, Policy and Commissioning Officer, Durham PCC

An offender desistance programme centred on taking a public health approach to policing suggests that it can reduce the risk of offending by 30% over a significant follow-up period which could have far-reaching benefits for how policing resources are used. Working with offenders rather than simply processing them was a key driver for the project, as Detective Superintendent Kevin Weir and Durham PCC's Policy and Commissioning Officer Stephanie Kilili report.

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