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Practices from West Midlands Police

Title	Summary of findings	Focus	Topic	Police region
New Automation of defence solicitors’ initial contact with custody	Promising	Organisational	Criminal justice	West Midlands
Abnormal loads check sheets (escort and encounter)	Promising	Prevention	Crime prevention, Operational policing	West Midlands
AllStars – diversion learning for children	Promising	Prevention	Anti-social behaviour, Child sexual exploitation and abuse, Crime prevention, Cybercrime including fraud, Ethics and values, Vulnerability and safeguarding	West Midlands
Cranstoun arrest referral service (CARS)	Promising	Reoffending	Drugs and alcohol, Offender management, Vulnerability and safeguarding	West Midlands
Drama performances to address violence – Cadbury-Blue	Untested – new or innovative	Prevention	Anti-social behaviour, Child sexual exploitation and abuse, Criminal justice, Cybercrime including fraud, Drugs and alcohol, Neighbourhood crime, Violence against women and girls	West Midlands
Drug diversion following stop and search and custody: The ‘Divert’ programme	Promising	Diversion	Criminal justice, Diversity and inclusion, Drugs and alcohol, Offender management, Operational policing	West Midlands
Early Awareness Stalking Intervention	Promising	Reoffending	Violence against women and girls, Vulnerability and safeguarding	West Midlands
Foundations – police led training for sixth formers on misogyny	Promising	Prevention	Ethics and values, Violence against women and girls	West Midlands
Knife crime prediction model	Promising	Prevention	Crime prevention, Operational policing, Violence (other)	West Midlands