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:
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) and explores how changes in ROTL policy may have influenced reoffending in the long-term.
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
The project uses administrative data to track offenders across all stages of the Criminal Justice System, but does not specifically address the impact of longer custodial sentences on crime.
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: Plymouth University
The project examines the effectiveness of the Plymouth Community Justice Court in reducing reoffending, but does not specifically address the impact of short periods in custody or longer custodial sentences on crime.