We want to address the causes of reoffending using personalised evidence, live data, and digital services to better target and sequence interventions. To do this we need to build the evidence base that can inform the development of more holistic measures than ‘proven reoffending’, factoring in a broader range of outcomes.
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 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 focuses on understanding the effectiveness of a community justice court in reducing reoffending and examines the factors that contribute to its success, which aligns with the question's focus on risks, needs, protective and promotive factors of different groups.
Criminal behaviour is a global public health problem associated with a wide range of poor health and social outcomes for victims and perpetrators. Such behaviour typically follows distinct pathways or trajectories, with ...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: King's College London
The project aims to use educational and social care data to identify children and adolescents at higher risk of persistent offending, which partially addresses the question's focus on risks and needs of different groups.
Recidivism is one of the greatest socio-economic burdens the UK currently faces. At an estimated total cost of £18.1 billion a year, prison re-entry places a substantial burden on the national economy. This exacerb...
Funded by: FLF
Lead research organisation: University of Greenwich
The project focuses on using the theoretical framework of 'identity fusion' to foster positive social identities among prison populations, which does not directly address the question's focus on risks, needs, protective and promotive factors of different groups.