REDUCE OFFENDING

WHY & HOW WE HELP

We use a licence to reduce offending because....

• 60% of people’s first interaction with the justice system is through a driving offense​
• 32 deaths last year on Hawke’s Bay roads – 33% of them didn’t have the correct licence to drive​
• Working with referrals from Work and Income, Court, Probation and Police the common denominator was no full clean licence​
• Gives people the best chance to stay out of the justice system​
• IT WORKS ​

RESULTS & OUTCOMES

Our Results: ​

• ​Average 22 people out of the justice system per year because of the work we do with courts, police and probation ​
• Referrals and compliance offered from local police​
• Iwi/Community Panels have been established as an alternative to court because of our work and passion ​
• Offer of a reader/writer for those with learning difficulties ​
• 80% engagement rate from court referrals ​
• 3 people per year that have their indefinite disqualification lifted – some have been stuck in a cycle of driving while disqualified for up to 7 years​
• Supervise up to 5 people per year to clear their community probation hours

Our Outcomes:​

• ​Help people get out of a cycle of reoffending​
• Give people an alternative to prosecution​
• Ensure people get the real help needed to break bad cycles​
• Builds lasting relationships that help change lives​
• ​Reducing offending in our community​
• Give those we work with in this area connection to wider training and employment opportunities ​
• Makes a licence an equitable process 

HOW YOU CAN HELP

Would you like to get involved and help us to build a resilient Central Hawkes Bay Community? We’d love to talk with you about ways you can help with the work we do at CONNECT Youth & Community Trust.