One of the most effective ways to reduce crime is to prevent young people from getting into trouble in the first place.

Sunderland Youth Offending Service has brought together a range of existing preventative services as well as developing new initiatives to develop their Preventative Strategy.

The programme's aim to engage young people’s interests, increase their knowledge and consequently divert them from offending. They can often effectively address the problems which lie behind a young person’s troublesome behaviour, such as family problems, substance misuse and poor education attainment.

For further information on prevention programmes please go to Wear Kids on our projects page.

An example of the prevention initiatives we deliver is the 'Tackle IT' project.

This is an exciting partnership initiative between Sunderland Youth Offending Service and Sunderland Premiership Football Club, to tackle racism, antisocial behaviour, and bullying and promote good citizenship.

For further information on the 'Tackle It' project please go to on our projects page.