Kerb crawlers offered new rehabilitation course

A new initiative has developed by Leicestershire Constabulary for men who have been arrested for kerb crawling, involving the option to attend a rehabilitation course. The course aims to prevent re-offending by raising awareness of the realities of prostitution and the affect kerb crawling has on communities.

The course is a collaborative project run by Leicestershire Constabulary in partnership with New Futures, a Leicester-based project which supports women involved in prostitution. Under the new scheme, men who are arrested on suspicion of kerb crawling for the first time will have the option to accept a conditional caution rather than go to court.

The conditions of the rehabilitation course are that the offenders:

?Pay £200 to attend a one-day rehabilitation course.

?Agree not to visit specified areas associated with prostitution for six months.

?Course must be attended within three months.

The funds raised by this course are used by the New Futures Project to support women involved in street prostitution to change their lifestyle.

Further information about this scheme can be accessed at http://  www.leics.police.uk/news/2320_rehabilitation_course_for_men_arrested_for/