It is well known that children and young people offend for a variety of reasons - social and family problems, peer group pressures, social exclusion, truancy, drug problems - and therefore if young people are to be prevented from re-offending they need the input of staff with a variety of knowledge and skills to assist them to make the right life choices.  

No single agency has all the solutions to youth offending, but by working together, sharing knowledge, skills and experience, staff from the different agencies and professions can reduce it.  

Darlington Youth Offending Service is committed to this multi agency approach in order to carry out its mission to help make Darlington a safer place and to improve the life opportunities of the young people it works with in order that they can lead offending free lives.