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The provision of Out of Court disposals for people with substance use, mental health or other health vulnerabilities varies significantly between police force areas.
Crest Advisory highlight the benefits of Out-of-Court disposals and diversion schemes but raise concerns about a lack of transparency.
No standard approach to Out of Court youth justice disposals results in big variations in quality of delivery.
YOTs & Police doing good work diverting low level child offenders from the justice system. But inspectors note a number of areas for improvement.
The latest criminal justice statistics reveal a number of interesting trends including a drop in the use of cautions and an increase in suspended sentences.
