Intensive Youth Support
The Intensive Youth Support (IYS) is the model Alternatives use to meet the needs of young offenders and provide mechanisms that encourage them to make positive change.
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Our intensive restorative support programme works within the context of community. The programme seeks to address the issue of offending by providing a holistic approach to dealing with the hurt and harm caused by negative behaviours. Where possible we utilise a collaborative approach to finding solutions for all who have been impacted. Victim, offender and community all have a role to play in the restoration of community norms as well as providing valuable input in regard to what restitution and reparation looks like from a restorative point of view. Intensive youth support sets out to restore those social relationships between victim, offender and the community.
Characteristics of Alternatives IYS Process
- Holistic approach
- Wrap around services
- Intensive approach
- High levels of victim participation/support
- Low levels of recidivism
- Cost-effective
- Local knowledge and localised service
- Whole community response
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