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What factors affect the likelihood of different groups receiving different sentences, including custodial, community or other court disposal sentences? How do sentencing recommendations vary by the availability of different options?

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We want to build confidence and trust in a system that upholds public protection and creates the conditions for individual rehabilitation. We want to better support the probation service in using evidence-based decision-making.

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We can be contacted at the following email address: [email protected].

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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

Areas of research interest

Related UKRI funded projects

  • Understanding Offender Rehabilitation and Supervision

    Offender rehabilitation in England and Wales is in crisis. 57% of adults released from short custodial sentences re-offend within just 1 year of their release. Lack of rehabilitation is a key driver of record-high prison...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Strathclyde

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project specifically focuses on offender rehabilitation and supervision, including the impact of post-release supervision on recidivism rates, which directly relates to the factors affecting different sentencing outcomes.

  • Make Time Count Today - Reducing criminal reoffending on probation through data analytics, predictive behaviour recognition and optimised interventions

    **Problem Addressed** Crime costs UK economy over £58bn pa, with 1.2mn people convicted annually. Of these, 87% have previous convictions, 60% of released prisoners and 30% on probation reoffend within 12 months. ...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: MAKE TIME COUNT TODAY LTD

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project addresses the factors affecting different sentencing outcomes and proposes data analytics and interventions to reduce reoffending rates.

  • Regulating Justice: The Dynamics of Compliance and Breach in Criminal Justice Social Work in Scotland

    Not only does Scotland imprison more people than most European countries, but our prison numbers are also rising despite a fall in crime levels. The Scottish Government is attempting to reduce imprisonment through increa...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Strathclyde

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project focuses on compliance and breach in criminal justice social work in Scotland, which is not directly related to the question.

  • Evaluating the long-term impact of Release on Temporary License (ROTL)

    Release on temporary licence (ROTL) provides eligible people currently in prison the opportunity to prepare for resettlement in the community through day or overnight release. The intended impact of ROTL is to reduce reo...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: Queen Mary University of London

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project evaluates the long-term impact of Release on Temporary License (ROTL), which is not directly related to the question.

  • Exploring the Nature of Ethnic Disparities in Sentencing through Causal Inference

    Few principles are more fundamental to a liberal society than equality under the law, and few public acts epitomise that principle more clearly than sentencing hearings. Understandably, the study of ethnic disparities in...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Leeds

  • Plymouth Community Justice Court: A Case Study of Problem Solving Interventions, Reducing Re-offending and Public Confidence

    The criminal justice system has over many years introduced a range of initiatives designed to reduce crime and support offenders in their efforts to desist from crime. One recent initiative, originating in the U.S.A and ...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Plymouth

  • Lives Sentenced: The Punishment Careers of Persistent Offenders

    There has been little research examining how those who are punished by the criminal justice system experience and give meaning to their sentences. Research that does exist has largely focused on one single sentence. Howe...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Glasgow

Similar ARIs from other organisations

Whole Justice System Analysis - Justice Equalities What factors affect the likelihood of receiving different sentences, including custodial, community or other court disposal sentences – in terms of protected characteristics and socio-economic background? Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services, 2025
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