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Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice through-care services The DSPD programme is developing services for the management and care of individuals who move on from the DSPD units in high security. For some of those who have made progress within a DSPD unit, progression may involve a move to a lower level of security, or, ultimately, to a supervised placement upon release. The DSPD programme will be working with Probation services and other public protection agencies to ensure that the right services are in place to give individuals the opportunity to work towards a safe and successful re-integration into the community. One of these public protection agencies are known as MAPPA (Multi-agency public protection agencies). The MAPPA are a statutory set of arrangements operated by criminal justice and social care agencies that seek to reduce the serious re-offending behaviour of sex and violent offenders to protect the public. The Criminal Justice Act 2003 re-enacted and strengthened legislation that imposes a duty on police, probation and the prison service, in each of the 42 areas of England and Wales, to establish arrangements for the assessment and management of risk posed by certain sexual and violent offenders. The MAPP arrangements were introduced in April 2001 and as part of them the Responsible Authority are also required to review and monitor the operation of the arrangements and publish an annual report as to their effectiveness. MAPPA - This is the term to describe the arrangements set up locally to assess and manage offenders who pose a risk of serious harm. National MAPPA guidance published 2003 indicated that it should be conducted at one of three levels: Level 1: MAPPA activity at Level 1 involves a single agency. Most commonly the probation service, managing an offender without active or significant involvement of other agencies. Level 2; referral to this level is made where the active involvement of more than one agency is required. Some offenders posing tshe highest risks can be managed through referral at Level2 where the management plans are not complex and do not have the commitment of resources at a senior level. No one term is used to describe meetings to consider cases at Level 2. Level 3: Level 3 activity meetings are known in all areas as Multi-Agency Public Protection Panel (or MAPPP). The few (the 'critical few') cases referred to the MAPPP are those of offenders who pose the highest risk of causing serious harm or whose management is so problematic that multi-agency co-operation at a senior level is required. For further information contact: John Buckle
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