First Time Entrants
Analysis of FTE data for
XXX YOT
FTE Target: Background
• Prevention KPI : Reduce First Time Entrants to the YJ
System by March 2008 by 5% against an 05/06 baseline.
• £45m Funding via YJB Prevention grants to YOTs
• Menu of evidence-based interventions rolled out across
England and Wales
• In England, many Local Area Agreements (LAAs) have
reducing FTEs as a Target and a substantial number
have adopted a Stretched Target (attracting a reward if
achieved)
• In Wales, the FTE target has been included as an
outcome measure for the single Children and Young
People’s Plans and as an objective of the All Wales
Youth Offending Strategy
Current Issues
• Performance on this KPI is giving cause for concern –
currently a high proportion of the 156 YOTs in England
and Wales are not achieving this target .
• In the Prevention QA process in Feb/March 07 a
significant number of YOTs with high-performing
Prevention services were found to be below target.
• YOTs own analyses and reporting of issues suggests
that Police policies of arresting young people may have
changed in response to their Offences Brought To
Justice Target (OBTJ)
• YOTs are trying to influence local Policing (with some
success in terms of referrals to YISPs) but are unable to
influence National Policy.
What is a First Time Entrant?
• A young person is considered to have entered the Youth
Justice System when they receive a ‘substantive
outcome’- effectively a Police Reprimand, Final Warning,
Referral Order etc
• A young person is not recorded as an FTE when in
receipt of a Penalty notice for Disorder (PND) , NFA
decision or an ASBO.
FTE Analysis: What the slides
will show . . . .
• Whether YOT FTE trend is going upwards or downwards
• Whether YOT is on target to achieve a 5% reduction in
FTEs by March 08
• Any trends in age , gender , ethnicity which might inform
changes of targeting policy
• Any changes in the types of offence (seriousness) which
are bringing young people into the Youth Justice System.
• Whether gravity scores for FTEs are remaining constant
Home
FTE by Quarter 2005 - 2007
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Apr-Jun
Jul-Sep
Oct-Dec
Jan-Mar
Apr-Jun
Jul-Sep
Oct-Dec
Jan-Mar
0
0
0
0
Reprimand
Final Warning - FTE
Referral Order- FTE
Overall FTEs
Target
Gravity Scores: An Explanation
• When a young person is convicted of an offence , a
‘gravity score’ or indicator of seriousness , is recorded by
the YOT MI database.
• By tracking the progression of First Time Entrant Gravity
scores a measure of whether less serious offences are
leading to substantive outcomes can be gained.
• Work already done by individual YOTs has shown that ,
in their areas , gravity scores for FTEs are reducing.
• By gathering this data YOTs have a means of
demonstrating this situation to relevant partners in order
to affect change.
Home
FTE Gravity Scores
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Period 1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Period 2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Previous Disposals
Home
Final Warning Breakdown
Final Warning - FTE;
Final Warning - With
Previous Disposal;
Home
Referral Order Breakdown
Referral Order- FTE;
Referral Order - With
Previous Disposal;
Home
FTE Age: Female
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Period 1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Period 2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Home
FTE Age: Male
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Period 1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Period 2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total FTE by Gender
Home
FTE Gender: Period 1
Male; 0; 1%
Female; 0; 1%
Home
FTE Gender: Period 2
Male; 0; 1%
Female; 0; 1%
Home
FTE Offence Type
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Period 1
0
0
0
0
0
Period 2
0
0
0
0
0
Home
FTE Ethnicity
1
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
Other
Period 1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Period 2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Home
FTE Location
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Period 1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Period 2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Conclusions