Youth Offending Guidance Leaflets

Below is a list of all the leaflets produced by the youth offending team. To view the leaflets you will need Adobe Reader installed on your computer.

• A guide to referral orders (178 kb)
  For young people who are willing to make amends for their crimes
  
• Gangs project (167 kb)
  A guide for parents or carers about our work with gangs 
  
• Violent crime project (238 kb)
  About our work to reduce the levels of violent youth crime
  
• Restorative justice team (153 kb)
  For victims of youth crime
  
• Appropriate adult scheme (196 kb)
  About the legal definition of an 'appropriate adult'
  
• A guide to community sentences for young people (189 kb)
  
• A guide to pre-sentence reports (700 kb)
  These are written to advise the courts on an appropriate sentence
  
• Youth inclusion programme (250 kb)
  For those aged 11-16 having a hard time
  
• Early intervention programme guide for families (177 kb)
  For children at risk of offending
  
• A guide to attendance centre orders for young people (214 kb)
  
• Resettlement and aftercare provision (for parents) (144 kb)
  A guide to the intensive help we provide after a young person receives a custodial or community sentence
  
• Resettlement and aftercare provision guide for young people (263 kb)
  
• A guide to reparation for young people (210 kb)
  About understanding the consequences of your behaviour
  
• Substance misuse team (178 kb)
  About our work to reduce abuse of drugs, alcohol and other substances
  
• A guide to parenting orders for parents or carers (275 kb)
  Where a court decides you must attend compulsory training 
  
• A guide to custodial sentences for young people (311 kb)
  Where a court decides you must be detained
  
• Young women's programme (188 kb)
  About our work specifically targeting girls and young women
  
• A guide to reprimands and final warnings for young people (184 kb) 
  These are issued by the police as a final warning

Contact

Youth offending team
Tel: 020 7525 0900
yot@southwark.gov.uk
1 Bradenham Close
Walworth
London
SE17 2QA