The Violence Reduction Network (VRN) has engaged with both prison staff and prisoners across several establishments to better understand the factors that contribute to offending and reoffending. By listening to the experiences of those who have been involved in crime, including serious violence, the VRN has gained valuable insight into the challenges individuals face both before and after leaving custody.
This engagement has informed the development and support of programmes aimed at reducing reoffending, preventing recalls to prison, and helping prison leavers access the support they need to build positive, crime-free lives. Understanding the circumstances that can lead people into offending enables partners to take a more informed and preventative approach, addressing the underlying causes of violence and criminal behaviour.
The VRN remains committed to exploring every opportunity to prevent violence, reduce harm, and support rehabilitation, helping to make Lancashire a safer place to live, work and visit.
We have reach across all five Lancashire prisons;
We also work with our nearby women’s prison, HMP Styal.
Commissioner’s Violence Reduction Network leads coordinated knife crime crackdown Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Clive Grunshaw, joined partners in Blackpool as Lancashire’s Violence Reduction Network
Commissioner backs powerful film warning young people not to get ‘Caught Up’ Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Clive Grunshaw, has supported the production and launch
Around 4,000 students in Hyndburn have been visited by the No More County Lines Tour, highlighting the dangers of county lines, spotting the signs of
