... them. The reason for my involvement with James was because after a day of binge drinking with his peers, James assaulted another man and his partner causing serious injury. Because of this offence James was eligible for the ISSP Programme through the seriousness route. ISSP is the most rigorous, non-custodial intervention available for young offenders. As its name suggests it combines 'unprecedented levels of community based surveillance with a comprehensive and sustained focus on tackling the factors that contribute to the young persons offending behaviour' states The Youth Justice Board 2002. James was sentenced to a 12 month Community Rehabilitation Order (CRO) with ISSP conditions. ISSP is usually for 6 months contained within the existing order and divided into two periods of high and low intensity. * High Intensity; The first 3 months of the order contains a high period of about 25hours of contact with the YOT and partner agencies in order ...

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