What are the enablers and barriers to effective sentences, including community-based, alternative or short custodial sentences? Are certain types or requirements of sentences, or recommended treatment programmes, more effective for different individuals and groups?
Background
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.
Next steps
We can be contacted at the following email address: evidence_partnerships@justice.gov.uk.
Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Research fields
Related UKRI funded projects
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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
Why might this be relevant?
The project partially answers the question as it focuses on compliance and breach in community-based disposals, but does not specifically address enablers and barriers to effective sentences.
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Make Time Count Today - Reducing criminal reoffending on probation through data analytics, predictive behaviour recognition and optimised interventions
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Funded by: Innovate UK
Why might this be relevant?
The project addresses the enablers and barriers to effective sentences, including community-based, alternative or short custodial sentences, and proposes data analytics and predictive behavior recognition for optimized interventions.
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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
Why might this be relevant?
The project partially answers the question as it evaluates the long-term impact of Release on Temporary License (ROTL), but does not specifically address enablers and barriers to effective sentences.