Welcome to the homepage of the Dorset Criminal Justice Board
If you live in Dorset your Local Criminal Justice Board (LCJB) is the Dorset Criminal Justice Board was formally established in April 2003. It is one of 42 local boards set up across England and Wales. The membership of the Dorset Criminal Justice Board is made up of the local chief officers of;-
· Her Majesty's Court Services
· Crown Prosecution Service
· Dorset Police
· Dorset Probation Area
· Bournemouth & Poole, & Dorset Youth Offending Teams
· Her Majesty's Prison Services
The purpose of the Board is to oversee effective joint working arrangements between local criminal justice agencies in Dorset and determine how best to deliver targets.
Our current priorities are based around securing an increase in the number of offences brought to justice, caring for victims and witnesses of crime and improving public confidence in the criminal justice system.
Team from Dorset Probation "Highly Recommended" in the National Criminal Justice Awards and catagory winner in the Dorset Criminal Justice Awards for the Team Commitment to Diversity
An extract from the citation read by Mrs. Mary Fielding, Chair of the Dorset Probation Area :- "This award is much deserved and recognises the important achievements of the Education, Training and Employment Team in Dorset Probation, specifically in relation to ensuring equality of opportunity for female offenders under our supervision. Female offenders are widely acknowledged as a group with specific education and employability needs which should be met through a targeted and flexible approach, making a meaningful contribution to reducing their likelihood of re-offending. The four recipients of this award have demonstrated that they fully understand these needs, and have consequently developed a range of innovative and creative approaches, which have had, and continue to have, a huge impact on the lives of the female beneficiaries."
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