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Out of Court Resolutions (OoCR) allow the police to deal quickly and proportionately with low level, often first time offending which can be appropriately resolved without a prosecution at court.
Delivered ethically and effectively to the right people and in the right circumstances, they provide swift and meaningful justice for victims, and hold offenders accountable for their actions, and reduce re-offending.
The following OoCR options are available for adult offenders:
Community Resolution- this is generally used for low level, first time offending. It provides an opportunity for early intervention to address the root cause of offending behaviour and repair the harm caused to victims.
Conditional Caution- this is a more formal outcome and is used for repeat or more serious offending where it is still not in public interest to go to court. This can include an intervention to effectively addresses the offending behaviour ,such as a referral to a partner agency. In the event that the offender chooses not to engage the case can be referred to court.
Restorative interventions will be considered in each case and can be used alongside a community resolution or conditional caution. This enables communication between the victim and offender, supportive of repairing the harm caused.
The following OoCR options are available for children and young people who commit crime:
Youth community resolution
Youth caution
Youth conditional caution
In most cases the local Youth Justice Service will work closely with GMP to decide the most appropriate resolution and intervention pathway.