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The Kent Youth Offending Service (YOS) is made up of six
Youth Offending Teams (YOTs) and is key to the success of the youth
justice system.
There is a YOS in every local authority in England and Wales.
They are made up of representatives from the Police, Probation
Service, Social Services, Health, Education, Drugs and Alcohol
Misuse and Housing Officers. Each YOS is managed by a Head of
Service, who is responsible for co-ordinating the work of the Youth
Justice services.
Because the YOS incorporates representatives from a wide range
of services, it can respond to the needs of young offenders in a
comprehensive way. Each YOT identifies the needs of individual
young offenders by assessing them using a standardised national
assessment guide. It identifies the specific problems that make the
young person offend, as well as measuring the risk they pose to
others. This enables the YOT to identify suitable programmes to
address the needs of the young person with the intention of
preventing further offending.
Structure chart for Kent Youth offending service
Example of a typical YOS team
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