consequences of answers and how the information shared during rude, disrespectful or uncooperative if they do not interactions with the police may be utilised; communicate in the way that is expected of them. This can impact on the support which is provided and potentially Young people may be unable to express clearly or coherently their police views on their motives, feelings and responsibility for version of events, and have difficulties with recalling or describing an offence; specific details such as times, dates, locations, people and SLCNs and strengths left unrecognised, unrecorded and timelines; unmet at this stage, represent a missed opportunity to gather reliable evidence; Young people may require more time in order to process The of frustration for young people can continue when information and build relationships, which is not always available; methods to support communication are not put in place, which could result in further charges. Community officers may in some cases have a better knowledge of young people and be more understanding of their needs but availability of such individuals is perceived to have reduced; Appropriate adults role is not always clear or consistent; time pressures can constrain this role; SLCNs related skills, training and support varies; and confusion remains between this and the responsible adult role for under 16s; The prevalence of SLCNs are also higher in victims and therefore likely to have implications for witnesses. Early and effective Awareness of SLCN impacts and capacity to identify and respond and strengths left unrecognised, unrecorded and unmet intervention (or effectively to SLCN among those delivering early intervention at this stage, represent a missed opportunity for a route out equivalent) supports and programmes is not known and may warrant further of offending; examination; No adaptation of early and effective intervention supports Health professionals such as S&LTs, are not consistently involved in and programmes leading to: such processes and interventions; Referral to S&LT is not one of the commonly considered disposals Communication exclusion and/or drop out from early and (either as single agency or part of multi-agency support); effective interventions, and thus often the opportunity to
consequences of answers and how the information shared during interactions with the police may be utilised; Young people may be unable to express clearly or coherently their version of events, and have difficulties with recalling or describing specific details such as times, dates, locations, people and timelines; Young people may require more time in order to process information and build relationships, which is not always available; Community officers may in some cases have a better knowledge of young people and be more understanding of their needs but availability of such individuals is perceived to have reduced; Appropriate adults role is not always clear or consistent; time pressures can constrain this role; SLCNs related skills, training and support varies; and confusion remains between this and the responsible adult role for under 16s; The prevalence of SLCNs are also higher in victims and therefore likely to have implications for witnesses. rude, disrespectful or uncooperative if they do not communicate in the way that is expected of them. This can impact on the support which is provided and potentially police views on their motives, feelings and responsibility for an offence; SLCNs and strengths left unrecognised, unrecorded and unmet at this stage, represent a missed opportunity to gather reliable evidence; The of frustration for young people can continue when methods to support communication are not put in place, which could result in further charges. Early and effective intervention (or equivalent) Awareness of SLCN impacts and capacity to identify and respond effectively to SLCN among those delivering early intervention supports and programmes is not known and may warrant further examination; Health professionals such as S&LTs, are not consistently involved in such processes and interventions; Referral to S&LT is not one of the commonly considered disposals (either as single agency or part of multi-agency support); and strengths left unrecognised, unrecorded and unmet at this stage, represent a missed opportunity for a route out of offending; No adaptation of early and effective intervention supports and programmes leading to: Communication exclusion and/or drop out from early and effective interventions, and thus often the opportunity to
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