Building the what works evidence base for a changing crime landscape.
Background
Crimes such as homicide and theft, and drugs such as heroin and cocaine have always been of public concern, and there has been a recent focus on areas such as child sexual abuse, modern slavery, new psychoactive substances, online fraud, and online indecent images of children.
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Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Areas of research interest relevant to the Home Office GOVUK
Research fields
Related UKRI funded projects
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NCJL Academic Lead
Across policing and the Home Office there are critical questions that need answering in order to improve criminal justice outcomes. The information exists to answer many of these questions but is hidden within large data...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Leicester
Why might this be relevant?
The project aims to improve criminal justice outcomes by utilizing data-driven approaches and academic engagement, aligning with the question's focus on building the evidence base for a changing crime landscape.
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University Consortium for Evidence-Based Crime Reduction
There is widespread agreement that social policies need to be based on strong evidence, to ensure they produce their intended outcomes whilst minimising unwanted side-effects, and that they are cost-effective. A total of...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
Why might this be relevant?
The project is focused on building the evidence base for crime reduction, which directly addresses the question.
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A Profiler for Crime, Criminal Justice and Social Harm
While government has been the custodian of statistical information about society, particularly about crime, criminal justice and social harm, an open society depends upon the wider accessibility of data to support its de...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Salford
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on developing a Profiler for crime and criminal justice, which is not directly related to building the evidence base for a changing crime landscape.