hampton trust
Southampton
We are ambitious in our goals and the way in which we help those affected by
domestic abuse. To tackle the root cause of domestic abuse we work directly with
individuals who are being abusive. We make it our mission and our focus to
identify the complexities behind violent, coercive and controlling behaviour to
end the cycle of domestic abuse and reduce repeat victimisation. Too often the
value of a perpetrator led approach is overlooked in favour of victim services
due to the lack of evidence and lack of funding. Our decades of experience
working with perpetrators, and subsequent results, has reinforced the belief
that people can change. We have access to, and intelligence on, perpetrators
outside of criminal justice that no other agencies have, enabling us to measure
success rates as well being the first to intervene to ensure victim safety. We
know that responding to domestic abuse is a challenge across all frontline
services and we can’t do this alone. We work with a range of stakeholders across
the voluntary and statutory sector to deliver what we know works. We are
fortunate to have excellent partnerships with those sharing our passion to make
a difference, no matter how hard it seems. We strongly believe the current
criminal justice response to offenders needs reviewing. If we are to address the
vulnerabilities associated with offending , and ultimately reduce offence rates,
it requires a significant shake up. To that end we are not afraid to test new
approaches evident in our innovative criminal justice interventions and the
programmes we offer young adult offenders to consider their choices. We are
currently exploring a trauma informed response to working with females in the
criminal justice system.
