Alcohol Arrest Referral Scheme
Owner / Author:
Constable Robert Stewart, Drugs Awareness Officer
Organisation:
Police
Contact Details:
Strathclyde Police
Community Safety Department
St. Marnock Street
Kilmarnock
Tel: 01563 505010.
E-mail: Robert.Stewart4@strathclyde.pnn.police.uk
Community Safety Department
St. Marnock Street
Kilmarnock
Tel: 01563 505010.
E-mail: Robert.Stewart4@strathclyde.pnn.police.uk
Strategy / Initiative Name:
Alcohol Arrest Referral Scheme
Local Authority(ies):
East Ayrshire
North Ayrshire
South Ayrshire
North Ayrshire
South Ayrshire
Group Targeted:
Any person who comes into Police custody, where it appears to the arresting officer, that the person's offending has a relationship with alcohol abuse. Focusing on any offending behaviour leading to arrest, with the exception of sex offenders, who receive counselling through the criminal justice system.
Crime Type / Violence Activity:
Drugs/Alcohol Related
Level(s):
Secondary
Aims:
To proactively target arrested persons and offer them the services of the counselling service, in an effort to address their abuse of alcohol, and to reduce their offending behaviour, in particular to reduce the instances of violence and domestic violence.
Approach:
To offer the services of a trained counsellor to any person who comes into Police custody, where their offending appears to have a relationship with alcohol.
Project's Methodology:
To offer the services of a trained counsellor to any person who comes into Police custody, where their offending appears to have a relationship with alcohol.
Other Agencies Involved:
Ayrshire and Arran Alcohol and Drugs Action Team (A.D.A.T.) and Ayrshire Council on Alcohol (A.C.A).
Evaluation Process:
A.C.A monitor all referrals, but no formal evaluation has taken place as yet.
Evaluation Impact:
Awaiting Evaluation.
Evaluation Result:
Promising
Criticism:
Not Evaluated
Potential:
Not Evaluated
