What works and for whom to prevent and divert children and young people from offending? How effective are community resolutions including Out of Court Disposals?
Background
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.
Next steps
We can be contacted at the following email address: [email protected].
Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Related UKRI funded projects
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An Investigation of Relationships between Alternative Provision and Youth Offending
The experience of justice-involvement or school exclusion or both comprise 'crucial events' in a young person's life that can critically shape their life trajectory. Youth offenders' educational histories often include e...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Roehampton
Why might this be relevant?
The project investigates the relationship between Alternative Provision and youth offending, addressing the causes of reoffending and providing evidence to inform holistic measures.
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Plymouth Community Justice Court: A Case Study of Problem Solving Interventions, Reducing Re-offending and Public Confidence
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: University of Plymouth
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on the effectiveness of community justice courts in reducing re-offending, which directly addresses the question.
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Education and social care predictors of offending trajectories: An administrative data linkage study
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
Why might this be relevant?
The project uses educational and social care data to identify children and adolescents at higher risk for persistent offending, which partially addresses the question.