Service Description: The Early Interventions Service works together with 8-18 year olds and their families to try and prevent offending or re-offending behaviour, help them to avoid entering the youth justice system and promote positive futures for these young people.
Also known as:- Early Interventions, Early Preventation Scheme, Pre-Crime Scheme, Preventative Services, YISP
Answer: An Acceptable Behaviour Contract (ABC) is an informal agreement between an agency’s and an identified individual who is behaving inappropriately or anti-socially. The ABC sets out an agreement between the parties about acceptable behaviour AND must specify the behaviour that is causing concern. The format for an ABC is very similar to an ASBO and lists behaviours that are “not acceptable”. For example, it might specify that the person concerned will not spit in the street.