We work with people who have committed different types of offences such as burglary, violence, car crime and sex offences.

We provide probation supervision, offending behaviour programmes and specialist support services which can stop people committing further offences.

MAPPA: BEACON OF BEST PRACTICE IN PUBLIC PROTECTION
01.01.2010

UK multi-agency teams that manage serious offenders in the community under Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangement (MAPPA) are being seen as beacons of best practice in public protection by countries around the world.

Countries that have expressed an interest in learning more about MAPPA are America, Canada, South Korea, Jamaica, Norway and Latvia. In the last couple of years, both Scotland and Northern Ireland have introduced MAPPA following its success in England and Wales.

MAPPA teams in England and Wales were put in place eight years ago to provide more robust management systems for those offenders who live in our communities through the sharing of information and expertise. The teams, comprising police, prison, probation and other relevant agencies ensure joint working and enhanced communication to effectively manage risk to the public.

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