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==Prolific and Other Priority Offenders Scheme and DIP==

In 2004, the Prolific and Other Priority Offenders (PPO) Scheme was set up. A crime reduction initiative, it aims to identify a hard-core of individuals considered responsible for large amounts of crime, and manage them through either rehabilitation or conviction. There are currently 10,000 offenders in the UK who are involved in the PPO scheme, a siginificantsignificant proportion of whom have drug dependency issues. The [[Home Office]] encourages DIPs and PPO schemes to work closely together in such cases to ensure effective case management of offenders<ref>{{cite web

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