The Impact of Renfrewshire Council’s Whole System Court Support Service for Young People under 18

This report evaluates the Court Support Service for young people under 18 years old in Renfrewshire Council, which forms part of the Whole System approach to preventing and reducing offending by young people. Although the Court Support Service is a joint initiative working across the Renfrewshire and Inverclyde areas of Scotland, the evaluation limits itself to focusing on the work conducted by the Whole System Team (WST) solely in the Renfrewshire area. The evaluation was commissioned by the Renfrewshire Council WST manager, was conducted during the winter of 2013/14 and benefited from funding from the University of the West of Scotland.