Accommodation

Tracy WildChief Executive Officer

Prisoner Crime Reduction Survey (2012)

• 15% of prisoners reported homeless before custody.

• 44% reported being in their accommodation prior to custody less than a year (28% less than 6 months)

• 37% of prisoners stated that they would need help finding a place to live when they are released.

• 60% of prisoners believed that having a place to live was important in stopping them from reoffending in the future

Maslow’s Hierarchy

Overlap between homelessness and other social issues

Langley House Trust

Recognises that:• offenders have a broad range of accommodation

needs • A roof over an offenders head is not the only

solution.• Some offenders due to their complex needs are

unable to sustain their tenancies• The right accommodation with the right level of

support or care is critical to delivering a successful outcome

 

Tapering levels of intervention• The provision of care and support ranges from

intense (high need) to low need:• Higher levels of support/care

– Care Homes– Extra Care Housing (on top of supported housing)

• Medium levels of support/care– Supported Housing – Hostel, shared accommodation– Domiciliary care

• Low support/intervention– Dispersed supported housing– Intensive Housing Management (PRS)

• Providing a pathway of rehabilitation which allows offenders to establish key skills in their lives.

• Offender Risk Management– need to be assessed and managed otherwise progress will be negated.

• Langley House Trust has around 100 MAPPA 2 or 3 offenders at any one time

Partnership working

• Complementing statutory agencies• Recognising that different agencies have

different strengths/skills/perspectives we can bring to the table

• Utilising specialist skills of other organisations• Having a planned and coordinated approach to

identified needs

Prevention of placement breakdown

• The Trust has developed a positive reputation in working with offenders that some organisations turn away.

• A priority for the Trust within the context of Public Protection is to work with service users proactively to prevent placement breakdown.

Prevention of placement breakdown

• It does this by:– Being aware of changes in behaviour– Previous cycles of behaviour that have led to relapse– Updating risk assessments and risk management

plans when significant changes occur– Communicating concerns and agreeing coordinated

action plan– Reviewing success and altering strategies as

necessary

Some Langley facts

• 34% of our Service Users stated they had a disability (2013/13)

• Drug and alcohol: 87% of those with a previous drug addiction have either stopped or reduced their use of illegal drugs due to the Trust’s services (SU Survey 2013)

• Reoffending rates – 97% of our Service Users whilst with us did not get reconvicted.

• We don’t cherry pick our offenders!

• The cost of crime• Reoffending costs the Government around £11

billion a year• Our average support cost is £13k per individual

(costs vary depending upon the level of support)• It costs on average £40k to keep someone in

prison per year more in a medium secure unit.

We believe a person’s past

should not define their future.

If you do big things they print your face, and if you do little things they

print only your thumbs. Author: Arthur Bugs Baer