WELCOME TO
COMMUNITY JUSTICE GLASGOW ANNUAL REPORT 2020/21
TELLING THE STORY OF COMMUNITY JUSTICE IN GLASGOW
ANNUAL REPORTER (2020-2021) – REFLECTING COMMUNITY JUSTICE IN GLASGOW
“Glasgow is a safer place – where reoffending is reduced, the impact of crime is mitigated, and all citizens affected by offending have equal opportunity to thrive.
We will achieve our vision through continued partnership working and taking effective action on our key themes.”
Welcome to the Community Justice Glasgow Partnership Annual Report for 2020-2021 – a year like no other. In this, the 2nd of our web based editions you will be able to browse around the main themes and – new for this year spotlight themes of Young People and Protective Factors – (using the tabs at the top of the page) agreed by partners and stakeholders in our Community Justice Outcome Improvement Plan 2018-2023. These themes set out our priorities, underpinning and driving the work that we do to reduce re-offending in Glasgow.
Given the challenges and opportunities brought about by the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic, you may notice that many of the articles in this year’s report reflect on the strength of partnership around Community Justice in Glasgow, and how this equipped us to face the challenges and changes that occurred and to learn new ways of working – which will without a doubt continue to shape Community Justice into the future.
Taking a reflective look back will, I hope, help readers to understand how the steady foundations built on the partnership that has gone from strength to strength since the implementation of the Community Justice (Scotland) Act 2016, as the bedrock that supported Community Justice in all of its forms in Glasgow to continue to deliver and innovate in these most difficult times.
Under each main or spotlight theme, like our Annual Reporter 2019/20 you will be able to dip in and out of articles, videos, audio files, animations and learning opportunities. These are reported and presented through the eyes of our partners and wider stakeholders, including people with lived experience of the Community Justice System that our work impacts. You will also find links to evidence and other web content.
Our aim in presenting our Annual Report in this way is to build a comprehensive picture for you, by taking you on a journey that will raise your awareness and increase your knowledge and understanding of what Community Justice is all about, how we deliver this in Glasgow, the breadth of partnership work that is involved and how we have performed in delivering against the 4 national priorities for Community Justice set out in the National Strategy for Community Justice and our own Outcome Performance Framework.
We hope that you find your journey through our Annual Report both interesting and educational.
RESTORATIVE COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES
BY JAMIE CALLAGHAN Service Manager, Neighbourhoods, Regeneration & Sustainability (NRS) The...
TESTING TIMES – A RESTORATIVE APPROACH TO DIVERSION FROM PROSECUTION
BY HEATHER EDGAR Intervention Worker, Community Justice Service in Glasgow City Council In November...