Borderlines

Owner / Author:

Dumfries & Galloway Constabulary

Organisation:

Police

Contact Details:

Police Headquarters
Cornwall Mount
Dumfries
DG1 1PZ
Tel: 0845 600 5701

Strategy / Initiative Name:

Borderlines

Local Authority(ies):

Dumfries and Galloway

Group Targeted:

YOUTHS AGED 4 TO 15

Crime Type / Violence Activity:

Other

Level(s):

Primary
Secondary

Aims:

The aim is to promote positive social attitudes and divert young people away from problematic lifestyles.

Approach:

Project's Methodology:

The Environment Agency to provide angling tuition for both junior anglers and mixed adult and junior tuition days, with local schools and youthgroups to provide a range of angling tuition, pond and river dipping sessions both in the classroom and in the field.
The Jack Charlton Disabled Anglers Trust providing angling tuition for disabled anglers
Impact Housing in providing programme of in-school sessions and field trips for three West Cumbrian schools, Pond dipping and coarse fishing tuition at Mossbay Reservoir and coarse angling tuition for a group of formerly homeless men, many of whom have battled with drink or drug problems.
Care Visions Group providing fly-fishing tuition for youngsters with troubled backgrounds.
Cumbria Youth Offending Team providing both coarse and fly-fishing tuition for youngsters with troubled backgrounds.

Other Agencies Involved:

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Evaluation Process:

Evaluation Impact:

Evaluation Result:

Awaits Evaluation

Criticism:

Potential: