Shake-up of how child crime is dealt with
CRIMES in children’s homes will be dealt with by community resolution in a bid to prevent young people being criminalised, say Sussex Police.
Children in local authority care have higher average rates of offending than those in the care of their families.
Whilst parents commonly punish bad behaviour by grounding or stopping pocket money, in care homes it would involve the police.
The force say this is likely to criminalised children in care and are now exploring other options of dealing with behaviour.
Chief Inspector Ian Pollard said: “One such option is community resolution, the victim-led way of dealing with an offence, which has been used everyday across the county by officers since being launched a year ago.
“Community Resolution places the victim very much at the centre of the decision making process. They reflect on the harm caused to them and if they choose, propose outcomes to be completed by the offender to put the harm right. Community Resolution delivers immediate justice for the victim and makes the offender take responsibility and complete reparation for their action.
“It will also help police officers to have more discretion in a situation when called out to a children’s home and as well as giving care workers a greater understanding of what will happen when they call the police and to highlight the different options when dealing with challenging behaviour in young people.”
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