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.
We can be contacted at the following email address: evidence_partnerships@justice.gov.uk.
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
The proposed project will improve our understanding of ethnicity and gender in relation to the requirements of community-based sanctions. Better understanding of these relationships has been identified as crucial by Her ...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Sheffield
The project specifically addresses the factors that affect the likelihood of different groups receiving different sentences and sentencing recommendations.
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
The project focuses on compliance and breach in criminal justice social work in Scotland, which is not directly related to the question.
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
The project evaluates the long-term impact of Release on Temporary License (ROTL), which is not directly related to the question.