REDUCING OFFENDING IN PARTNERSHIP SIGNS NEW TEAM PLAYER - IRISH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

摘要

Reducing Offending in Partnership (ROP) has signed a new team player - the Irish Football Association. The Irish Football Association will work directly with the agencies involved in ROP; Northern Ireland Prison Service, Probation Board for Northern Ireland, The Police Service of Northern Ireland and Youth Justice Agency to support people who may be at risk of offending and offenders, using sport as a channel to develop a range of skills. Detective Inspector Mark Dennison, Police Service of Northern Ireland outlines how collaborative working of this nature will benefit local communities: "The IFA already have an established outreach project team that work with football clubs, youth clubs, community groups and schools right across Northern Ireland. So there is an established structure that exists which regularly engages with a diverse range of age groups and individuals.