Intensive Supervision and Surveillance (ISS) is a mixture of punishment and positive activities, available 365 days a year, providing the courts with an alternative to custody. It is designed to:
- ensure that the young person makes amends for their offences
- address the underlying causes of the offending
- put in place support and activities to avoid offending in the future
- manage the risks posed by the young person to the community
- stabilise what is often a very chaotic lifestyle
- involve the young person in the community, particularly through activities that can be continued when supervision by the Youth Offending Service ends
- help the young person lead an independent life, free of offending
Intensive Supervision and Surveillance is available as:
- a condition of bail where the young person is at risk of remand into custody
- a requirement of a Youth Rehabilitation Order
- a condition of a Notice of Supervision on release from custody
- an element of an Intensive Referral Order
Intensive Supervision must always contain the following core elements
- Education, training or employment
- Restorative justice - making amends for offences
- Offending behaviour
- Family support
- Interpersonal skills