TY - BOOK ID - 138970891 TI - Process Evaluation of AssetPlus AU - Picken, Natalie AU - Baker, Kerry AU - D'Angelo, Camilla AU - Fays, Clement AU - Sutherland, Alex PY - 2019 PB - Santa Monica, Calif. RAND Corporation DB - UniCat UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:138970891 AB - Accurate risk assessment is central to addressing re-offending by young people and developing interventions designed to support their desistance from crime. AssetPlus is an assessment and planning framework introduced in 2014 that is now used by youth offending teams throughout England and Wales. RAND Europe was commissioned by the Youth Justice Board to explore the experiences and perceptions of youth justice practitioners using AssetPlus. Drawing upon interviews with practitioners and a survey disseminated nationally, the study found that practitioners strongly supported the ideas underpinning the assessment tool — in particular, its focus on a young person's strengths and the protective factors, in addition to risks. However, challenges related to the user interface and information-sharing capabilities throughout the system limited the extent to which the potential benefits of AssetPlus were realised. The study identified considerable variations in the way AssetPlus was used in different YOTs. Providing additional training for YOT practitioners was identified as an initial step to drive improvement. ER -