Youth Justice Reinvestment Custody Pathfinder: Final Process Evaluation Report

The Youth Justice Reinvestment Custody Pathfinder, commissioned by the Youth Justice Board (YJB), aimed to test how local authorities could be incentivised to reduce the use of youth custody for 10 to 17 years olds. The pilot ran for 2 years from October 2011 to September 2013. This second and final process evaluation report mainly covers the implementation of Pathfinder during the final year of the pilot in the 2 Pathfinder sites. Individual end of pilot targets were set, as measured by the number of custody bed nights. At the end of the pilot, sites 1 and 2 exceeded their targets, as well as exceeding reductions seen in the rest of England and Wales. The report identifies a number of factors which appeared to have facilitated implementation in the second year. Both sites adopted a ‘systems approach’ that required detailed data analysis, to identify key entry points and stages in the criminal justice system where improvements in practice, processes or interventions can have the potential to deliver reductions in the use of youth custody

Hate crime reporting: Improving the efficacy of third party reporting centres

Presentation at Policy Exchange Conference

Evaluation of Fixed Penalty Notices for Careless Driving

Fixed penalty notices for careless driving offences were introduced in August 2013. This evaluation explores the impact on those affected: the police; courts; road users; and offenders

Intensive Alternatives to Custody Process evaluation of pilots in five areas.

Qualitative process evaluations of seven Intensive Alternative to Custody (IAC) pioneer areas were undertaken to assess implementation of IAC and capture the lessons learnt. The findings indicated that many of the persistent offenders (those with at least 29 prior convictions) targeted by pilots were positive about the IAC order. Although intensive, it provided order and stability, allowing them to move away from a criminal lifestyle. Sentencers welcomed the order as a viable alternative to custody. Probation staff and partners were equally positive about its efficacy. Only one in four IAC orders were revoked because requirements were breached, which suggests that the pilots had managed to engage many of the offenders