By David Crabtree, Midlands Correspondent
An offender will return to the scene of his crime - after being offered a job by the business he burgled.
The man, who is not being identified, has been given the opportunity by Charles Moyle, managing director of an events company called Grass Roots Live.
His newest employee, who will start work when he is released from prison, took IT equipment from the Worcester-based firm during a burglary in 2006.
The prisoner told his new boss: "I know I have to earn your trust and I know there will be a lot of people who think you are mad for taking a risk on me, but I will prove them wrong."
He has been taking part in a restorative justice scheme run by West Mercia Police which tries to bring together offenders and victims.
Mr Moyle said: "We met the offender in prison and it became very clear to us that actually there was a big gap at the end of the process he was going through.
"It just occurred to me that we had an obligation at some point to give someone a chance and give someone an opportunity.
"I thought he was an intelligent guy. I thought he actually, ironically, had a lot of integrity but I think he hasn't had a tremendous mentor or a sponsor in his life who could guide him down the right way.
"It is a risk I know, but it is a better way than him reoffending. He feels nobody cares. It's worth a chance, it's worth a try.
"If he is the man I think he is then he will grab it with both hands and make a difference."
Superintendent Mark Travis from West Mercia Police said it was a very welcome outcome from a very successful scheme.
Its focus is to help the victims of crime to better understand why a crime has been committed.
He said victims often discovered that they were not deliberately targeted but were caught up in a opportunistic crime, and that brought some comfort.
Supt Travis said: "I think it is about achieving a tangible outcome.
"It is about bringing the offender, the person who has committed the crime, together with the victim of the crime, so that the victim can understand why the crime has taken place and understand how the offender feels about that.
"Do they feel guilty, do they feel sorry? It is an opportunity for the victim to tell the offender how it impacted on them, how it affected their family or how it affected their business.
"We are trying to stop the cycle of offending here."
In a letter the offender said to his new employer: "I know I have made a lot of mistakes in my past, but I am not going to be making anymore.
"I just want to get out and work hard and do my family proud."
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