We know early intervention is already taking place within policing and with partners. The work which will be undertaken by the Prevention Department will be based on theories such as the Adverse Child Experience, enabling us to identify and safeguard the most vulnerable within our communities and divert them from the Criminal Justice System or from becoming victims. This work will focus on strong and critical partnership working across both public and private sectors.
Bad for business: Defence lawyer Iain Smith on cutting crime with compassion (13/05/2019)
Source: Herald ScotlandWhy ACEs are key to behaviour management (12/05/2019)
Source: Times Education SupplementBehaviour: A ‘naughty’ child is trying to tell you something (30/04/2019)
Source: Times Education SupplementPoorer children ‘twice as likely to be out of work in later life’ (24/04/2019)
Source: GuardianCost of inadequate early help ‘cannot easily be forgiven’, vulnerable adolescents’ review finds (08/03/2019)
Source: Community Care
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Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events that can have negative, lasting effects on health and well-being. Studies from the 90’s identified that there are ten Adverse Childhood Experiences which could lead to negative impact on individuals which are:
As the number of ACEs increases, so does the risk for these outcomes.
