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Howard League Community Awards for
successful projects that cut crime
SUCCESSFUL community
projects that reduce crime and transform lives for the better have been honoured
with prestigious national awards. The Howard League for Penal Reform presented
Community Awards and commendations to more than a dozen of the very best schemes
in the country.
Projects from Avon and Somerset, Berkshire, Cheshire, Devon and Cornwall,
Dorset, East Yorkshire, Gloucestershire, London, Merseyside, South Yorkshire and
the West Midlands were among the commended entries.
Rose Mahon, of the Nelson Trust, which runs women's centres in Gloucester and
Swindon, was named Criminal Justice Champion.
The Organisation of the Year category was won by 2 projects - 41 Goodison Road,
a scheme run by Everton Football Club; and Giroscope, a charity based in Hull.
Catryn Yousefi, Programmes Manager at the Howard League for Penal Reform, said:-
"Our Community Awards celebrate the success of projects that guide people
away from crime and make us all safer. Only the very best schemes in the UK are honoured each year and, once again, we
were delighted to receive so many high quality nominations."
Winners and Commendations by category:-
Organisation of the Year (2 winners)
Winner
41 Goodison Road - Everton in the Community, Everton Football Club
Winner
Giroscope
Commendation
Youth Justice SEND Project, Achievement for All (AfA)
Criminal Justice Champion
Winner
Rose Mahon - The Nelson Trust
Runner-up
Michael Corrigan - Prosper 4 Group
Runner-up
CJ Burge - The SOS+ Project, St Giles Trust
Women
Winner
Enrich Programme, Alana House - Parents and Children Together
Runner-up
Doncaster Women's Centre and Community Hub - Changing Lives
Restorative approaches
Commendation
The Skill Mill
Special mention
Restorative Gloucestershire
Special mention
Lancashire Constabulary
Special mention
Birmingham Restorative Justice Service, West Midlands Police
Policing and adults
Winner
Problem Gambling - Diversion Pathway for Criminal Justice System - Cheshire
Constabulary and Beacon Counselling Trust
Runner-up
The Drug Education Programme - Avon and Somerset Constabulary/Swanswell
Policing and children
Winner
Divert, Youth Justice Services - Cheshire East, Cheshire West, Halton and
Warrington
Liaison and diversion
Winner
Coventry Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion Service - Coventry and
Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
Commendation
Wirral Integrated Offender Management Team - Partnership of Merseyside
Police, National Probation Service, Merseyside Community Rehabilitation Company,
Wirral Ways to Recovery
Commendation
Time to Recover - Compass Project 2012
Commendation
Project Future - MAC-UK, Haringey Council and Barnet, Enfield, Haringey NHS
Mental Trust
Residential care
Commendation
Pan Dorset Children in Care Protocol, Devon and Cornwall Police and Dorset
Police
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