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:
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 identify children and adolescents who are more likely to become persistent offenders before involvement with the criminal justice system begins, which directly addresses the question.
Approximately 80 percent of persistent offenders have their first interaction with the criminal justice system before reaching adulthood and the annual cost of late intervention is approximately £17 billion (MoJ, M...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Essex
This project directly addresses the question by examining the relationship between childhood socio-emotional development and adolescent offending behavior, providing insights for early intervention strategies.
Understanding risk and protective factors for offending and re-offending is a key research priority area for the Ministry of Justice. A thorough understanding of the circumstances driving offending behaviour is imperativ...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: King's College London
The project investigates the association between school performance trajectories and offending behavior, which partially addresses the question. However, it does not specifically mention preventing the transmission of intergenerational offending or minimizing the criminogenic impact of a child's contact with the youth justice system.