Durham's pioneering police scheme slashes reoffending rates
by Josh Halliday North of England correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#4ZCER)
Exclusive: offenders avoid prosecution if they take part in rehabilitation programme
Reoffending rates have been slashed in a pioneering police scheme in north-east England experts say could lead to a transformation in how the justice system deals with violent crime.
More than 2,660 offenders who have committed offences such as burglary and assault have taken part in an experiment in which they avoid prosecution if they take part in a rehabilitation programme for issues such as mental health and substance abuse.
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