Rehab scheme

A REHABILITATION initiative is aiming to reduce car crime and burglaries in Halton through addressing an individual’s offending.

Navigate is Cheshire police’s name for the Integrated Offender Management model of rehabilitation.

A police spokesman said that Navigate bids reduce re-offending and the harm and impact associated with it by addressing its root cause.

Cheshire police’s integrated offender management manager Kyla Hall said: “Navigate primarily focuses on burglary and car crime and other offences which are of concern in terms of repeat offending.

“It’s based on the understanding that a relatively small number of offenders commit a relatively large proportion of crime.

“This multi-agency arrangement looks at the identified pathways to reduce re-offending and includes community rehabilitation com- panies, drug and alcohol treatment providers, housing, mental health and the National Probation Service to name just a few.”

The scheme was introduced nationally in 2003 and was built on the Prolific And Other Priority Offender Scheme.

It is a multi-agency working arrangement to effectively manage, enforce and rehabilitate offenders who have been identified as having complex needs and who pose a high risk of re-offending and subsequent risk to an area.

The agencies work with the offender to address the root causes of their offending behaviour and assess the risk associated with re-offending.

She added: “The Navigate team is a valuable and dedicated resource focusing on preventing the offending of the most prolific offenders in our communities, to reduce their criminal activity and the impact this has on our communities.”