We are committed to working with offenders and key stakeholders to design and trial new interventions and conduct service evaluations with the aim of reducing access to the criminal justice system for this population, and improving outcomes. Offenders encounter a range of health problems, both while in prison and after release. These problems can include mental health but often physical health issues as well. Our research is working with this vulnerable group to ascertain the problems at the core of their lives and work to address these.
Offenders are also likely to experience issues with substance misuse, and we are collaborating with police custody to put in place accelerated access to a range of services, to improve outcomes for this population. We have been working alongside service providers to shape and define services to better fit the needs of this group.
Street triage has also been a core component of our work in addressing inequality for the offender population, working with key stakeholders to develop and evaluate a service that aims to divert people away from the criminal justice system.
