Overview of what we do
We work with around 8,000 adult offenders who have either been sentenced by the courts to a community order or suspended sentence order, or released on licence from prison to serve the rest of their sentence in the community.
Our experienced staff run Community Payback where offenders carry out unpaid work on projects to benefit the community. We also provide a package of support to help them turn away from crime. This ranges from education and training to mentoring and support for offenders’ families.
Our programmes tackle drink driving, drug and alcohol misuse, domestic abuse and other violent behaviour and encourage offenders to develop thinking skills.
We are also preparing to deliver a new Through the Gate service to all offenders who are sentenced to fewer than 12 months custody, and will continue to work with those serving longer sentences on their release into the community.
Where appropriate we adopt a Restorative Justice approach where victims and offenders agree to meet, enabling offenders to recognise the harm they have done and show their remorse. This can be a positive, healing and rehabilitative experience for both the victim and offender.
We work alongside the National Probation Service and our other criminal justice partners including courts, the police, prisons, local authorities, and voluntary and charitable organisations.
For further information on the work that will be carried out by the Wales CRC - please download our Interventions Prospectus document below.