‘Life Changing’ Offending Recovery Programme Expands to Dudley

‘Life changing’ offending recovery programme expands to Dudley

An award-winning recovery programme that is said to have “transformed lives and reduced crime” in Birmingham is officially being rolled out in…

Life-changing Offending 2 Recovery programme expands across the West Midlands - West Midlands Police & Crime Commissioner

The award-winning Offending 2 Recovery programme, a pioneering initiative that has transformed lives and reduced crime in Birmingham since 2018, has now officially expanded into Coventry, Dudley, Walsall and Wolverhampton. Launched by West Midlands Police in Erdington, O2R was developed in response to research, revealing that chronic addiction to drugs drives as much as 50% of all acquisitive crime. In addition, it is estimated that 70% of shop …