NDSA Prevent and Probation mentoring programme

我们是一家由自闭症患者领导的非营利性社会企业，为自闭症患者开发创新的新支持计划。平均服刑成本高达170K GB，监狱和缓刑服务总成本每年超过35亿GB。根据刑事司法检查对神经多样性的审查(审查)，自闭症患者占监狱人口的19%，导致自闭症患者平均每4年刑期的总成本为27亿GB。政府估计再犯罪的总经济成本为180亿英磅，这导致自闭症罪犯的成本超过34亿英磅(司法部(MoJ)，2021年6月，更大的更好的缓刑服务)。我们将试行一项数码第一辅导计划，根据经过验证的方法，根据自闭症康复者的现实生活经验，并与雇主密切合作，指导自闭症罪犯康复就业。它将以我们指导就业和诊断后支助方案的成功概念为基础。中心的重点将是利用自闭症从业员和自闭症康复者的专业知识，发展专业知识，创造收入和就业机会，并协助他们发挥潜能和提高自我价值感，以表扬他们对社会的贡献。关键的问题将是，通过正确的培训和支持，自闭症释囚能否帮助自闭症囚犯改过自新，或帮助社区管理的自闭症患者。除了减少犯罪和为纳税人节省开支外，主要项目的好处还能够满足目前处于不利地位的自闭症患者的需要，为他们提供包容和平等，促进他们的改过自新和就业能力，从而降低再犯率。另一个好处是罪犯的家庭改善了他们的生活质量和结果。该项目还为自闭症康复者创造就业机会，促进他们的自我价值感、认同感、实现他们的潜力和个人成长以及归属感。提高对自闭症的理解和接受的更广泛的社会利益，将自闭症患者纳入就业和社会，以及在CJS中为自闭症患者提供平等。这与司法部的平等、多样性和包容性目标以及新政府的自闭症战略相一致，该战略强调了CJS解决自闭症的优先事项。现在是时候制定一项量身定做的生活经验--自闭症患者到自闭症患者的指导、康复和转移支持方案。

We are an autistic-led non-profit social enterprise developing innovative new support programmes for autistic people. The cost of average prison sentence is up to £170K, with the total cost of prison and probation service of over £3.5 billion per annum. Autistic people account for up to 19% of prison population according to the Review on Neurodiversity by the Criminal Justice Inspection (the Review) resulting in overall cost per average 4 year sentence of £2.7 billion for autistic people. The government estimates the overall economic cost of reoffending at £18 billion, which leads to cost attributable to autistic offenders of over £3.4 billion (The Ministry of Justice (MoJ)), June 2021, Bigger better probation service).We will pilot a digital first mentoring programme where autistic ex-offenders mentor the rehabilitation of autistic prisoners into employment based on proven methods, on the real-life experiences of autistic rehabilitated offenders and working closely with employers. It will be based on a successful concept of our mentoring into employment and post diagnostic support programmes. The focus will be on developing the know-how based on the expertise of CJS practitioners and rehabilitated autistic ex-offenders, creating income and employment opportunities and helping them to realise their potential and improve the sense of self-worth, recognising their contribution to society. The key question will be whether with the right training and support autistic ex-offenders could help the rehabilitation of autistic prisoners or help those autistic people in the CJS who are managed in the community.In addition to crime reduction and savings to the taxpayer the main project benefits enables to meet the needs of autistic users in the CJS who are currently disadvantaged, provides for their inclusion and equality, fosters their rehabilitation and employability resulting in lower reoffending. Another benefit is for offenders' families in improving their quality of life and outcomes. The project also leads to job creation for rehabilitated autistic ex-offenders, promoting their sense of self-worth, recognition, achieving their potential and personal growth and sense of belonging. The wider societal benefit of improving autism understanding and acceptance, the inclusion of autistic people in employment and society and equality for autistic people in the CJS.This is consistent with the MoJ's equality, diversity and inclusion objectives and the new government's Autism Strategy highlighting the priority of addressing autism in the CJS. The time is right for a tailored lived experience-informed autistic to autistic mentoring rehabilitation and diversion support programme.