A further £735,000 has been invested into two projects in Hampshire aimed at reducing reoffending.
The police and crime commissioner (PCC), Donna Jones, has invested the money into Project CARA and JUNO.
The interventions are used as part of a conditional caution, an alternative to going to court.
They aim to prevent more offending and have a significant impact on reducing crime.
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PCC Donna Jones (Image: Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner’) Project CARA (Cautioning and Relationship Abuse) provides awareness-raising workshops for people who have committed domestic abuse offences.
The police commissioner has committed to funding the programme for up to three years at £125,000 per year.
Between April 2023 and March 2024, there were 25,806 domestic abuse incidents in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, accounting for 16.11 per cent of all recorded crime.
Two independent studies for Project CARA both report a 35 per cent reduction in domestic abuse offending, with 85 per cent of perpetrators saying that CARA changed their attitude towards their partner or children.
Ms Jones said: "Domestic abuse takes hold of relationships, families and communities.
"Out of court resolutions provide life-changing and meaningful support.
"They address the root causes of behaviour, offenders are held accountable for their actions and victims are heard."
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JUNO supports women who have offended and looks at how their past experiences have impacted their offending behaviour.
The intervention is £90,000 per year for up to four years.
Data for 2022-2023 and the first quarter of 2023-2024 reveals 87 per cent of women had not reoffended in the 12 months since completing the programme.
Ms Jones said: "It’s essential that women in the criminal justice system are supported and provided with coping strategies to move forward, to free themselves from the cycle of offending and turn their lives around."
New contracts for both interventions, provided by the Hampton Trust, began this month.
The trust’s chief executive, Chantal Hughes, said: "We have been delivering CARA in collaboration with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary for 13 years since first piloting it here and we’re looking forward to continuing to contribute our expertise and experience in this area.
"Our evaluations continue to show that intervention not only increases the offenders’ motivation to address their behaviour, but also delivers for victims, with the majority of those who were still in contact with the offender reporting a positive change in their behaviour."
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