What explains public confidence in criminal sentences? How can public confidence be improved?

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:

Areas of research interest

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    Funded by: Innovate UK

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

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    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: Plymouth University

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project partially answers the question as it examines the effectiveness of a community justice court and its impact on public confidence. The authors have the necessary expertise to answer the question.

  • ADR UK Data First Evaluation Fellowship

    Until recently, the large amounts of administrative data routinely collected about offenders as they are moved through the Criminal Justice System have been inaccessible to research. Instead, our understanding has largel...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Surrey

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project does not directly answer the question, but it explores the potential of using linked data to understand the criminal justice system. The authors have the necessary expertise to answer the question.

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    Funded by: UKRI

    Lead research organisation: University of Stirling

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    There is evidence that some victims of crime benefit from communication with offenders, at least some of the time, but little is known about how these benefits occur. Many have theorised about the mechanisms by which res...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Oxford

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