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    Evaluation of the Reducing Reoffending Change Fund

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    The aim of this evaluation was to assess the extent to which the Public Social Partnerships model delivers effective mentoring services that reduce the risk of reoffending. It was carried out by Ciaran Mulholland, Jane Eunson, Lorraine Murray and Louise Bowen (Ipsos MORI Scotland) in collaboration with Professor Gill McIvor, Dr Margaret Malloch, Professor Bill Whyte, Dr Steve Kirkwood and Professor Fergus McNeill

    Understanding and engaging the public on climate change

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    This report was commissioned by ClimateXChange for the Scottish Government as part of developing a new Public Engagement Strategy for climate change. At the core of this work is the need to understand public attitudes to climate change and review different models of public engagement to examine what works in achieving the transformation needed

    Evaluation of the Reducing Reoffending Change Fund

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    The independent evaluation of the Reducing Reoffending Change Fund (RRCF) assessed the extent to which the Public Social Partnership (PSP) model delivers effective mentoring services that reduce the risk of reoffending and support reintegration, and concluded that there is a strong case for the continuation and expansion of mentoring services

    Evaluation of the Reducing Reoffending Change Fund: Research Findings

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    This report presents the findings of an independent evaluation of the Reducing Reoffending Change Fund (RRCF). This was undertaken by Ipsos MORI Scotland between September 2013 and November 2015. The aim of the evaluation was to provide a comprehensive assessment of the extent to which the Public Social Partnership (PSP) model delivers effective mentoring services that reduce the risk of reoffending and support reintegration. The report concludes that mentoring is an effective approach which helps mentees to learn and implement constructive, non-criminal ways of addressing problems in their lives and to reduce risk factors associated with offending behaviour, and that there is a strong case for the continuation and expansion of mentoring services
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