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:
**Problem Addressed** Crime costs UK economy over £58bn pa, with 1.2mn people convicted annually. Of these, 87% have previous convictions, 60% of released prisoners and 30% on probation reoffend within 12 months. ...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: MAKE TIME COUNT TODAY LTD
The project addresses the influence of individual input on services received, uses data analytics and interventions to reduce reoffending, and involves experts from the University of Cambridge.
NERC: Jessica Cleary: ES/P000681/1 Using qualitative interviews with participants involved in criminal justice interventions, collected in Québec (Canada) and Scotland prior to the exchange, this project will expl...
Funded by: UKRI
Lead research organisation: University of Stirling
The project directly addresses the question by exploring the impact of national-level variations on desistance from crime.
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, which is not directly related to the question about individual's input into services and motivation for desistance.