2007
Conditional cautions: an examination of the early implementation of the scheme
Date: 17 December 2007
A report evaluating the implementation of conditional cautions in 13 Basic Command Units across six police force areas.
Domestic Violence and the Supplemental Information Form C1A
Date: 11 December 2007
Findings of an evaluation of the use and effect of the introduction of the form into the Family Court.
Violence interventions systematic review
Date: 7 December 2007
A systematic review of the national and international evidence on the effectiveness of interventions with violent offenders.
Longer-term outcomes in-court conciliation
Date: 21 November 2007
This report explores the longer-term outcomes of in-court conciliation (or alternative dispute resolution) in child contact cases.
North Liverpool Community Justice Centre - Surveys of local residents
Date: 29 October 2007
A report presenting the findings of a survey of attitudes and perceptions in the area of North Liverpool served by the North Liverpool Community Justice Centre.
Evaluation of the North Liverpool Community Justice Centre
Date: 29 October 2007
This report presents the findings of a survey of attitudes and perceptions in the area of North Liverpool served by the North Liverpool Community Justice Centre.
Process Evaluation of the Salford Community Justice Initiative
Date: 29 October 2007
Research examining various aspects of the Initiative, including the set-up phase, community engagement activity, problem solving processes and court processes.
Predicting and understanding risk of re-offending: the Prisoner Cohort Study
Date: 18 October 2007
Research summary on predicting and understanding the risk of re-offending of prisoners with dangerous and severe personality disorder.
Evidence of harm to adults relating to exposure to extreme pornographic material
Date: 28 September 2007
This document reports on a rapid evidence assessment (REA) of the evidence of harm relating to exposure to extreme pornographic material (EPM).
Public Protection, Proportionality and the Search for Balance
Date: 27 September 2007
This report examines how courts in the UK and Europe respond when human rights and security appear to conflict.
Action research into the London resettlement pilot
Date: 30 August 2007
Report on action research into the London resettlement pilot conducted between May 2006 and August 2006 in Wormwood Scrubs prison and eight North West London boroughs.
Towards a policy evaluation service: Developing infrastructure to support the use of experimental and quasi-experimental methods.
Date: 13 August 2007
This report looks at the arguments concerning the development of infrastructure to support policy outcome evaluation, and proposes the creation of a new policy evaluation service.
Confidence in the criminal justice system: what lies beneath?
Date: 7 August 2007
This report identifies factors that people consider when answering the British Crime Survey question used to measure public confidence in the Criminal Justice System.
Evaluation of the development of support services for victims of road traffic incidents
Date: 2 August 2007
This summary describes the main findings from research examining three Home Office-funded pilot schemes delivering support services to victims of road traffic incidents.
Satellite Tracking of Offenders: A Study of the Pilots in England and Wales
Date: 2 August 2007
This summary evaluates the satellite tracking pilots that took place between September 2004 and June 2006 in three areas in England and Wales.
Twelve months later: does advice help? The impact of debt advice - advice agency clients study
Date: 1 August 2007
This report details the findings of a longitudinal study of (not for profit) advice agency debt advice clients.
Living together campaign - an investigation of its impact on legally aware cohabitants
Date: 25 July 2007
This is a report of a short study done in January and September 2006, to assess the attitudes and behaviour of a group of 'legally aware' cohabitants, former cohabitants and intending cohabitants who had accessed the Living Together Campaign's website.
What's cost got to do with it? The impact of changing court fees on users
Date: 28 July 2007
This report examines the impact of changing court fees on users of civil and family courts in England and Wales.
Restorative Justice: the views of victims and offenders - the third report from the evaluation of three schemes
Date: 19 June 2007
This is the third report from the study of three Restorative Justice (RJ) schemes.
Diversity and fairness in the jury system
Date: 13 June 2007
This report examines whether the juror summoning process discriminates against black and minority ethnic (BME) groups.
Go-Between: evaluation of intermediary pathfinder projects
Date: 12 June 2007
This research summarises an evaluation of the implementation of the intermediary special measure in six pathfinder areas.
Evaluation of young witness support: examining the impact on witnesses and the criminal justice system
Date: 12 June 2007
This research summarises an evaluation of six specialist young witness schemes.
Twisting arms: court referred and court linked mediation under judicial pressure
Date: 21 May 2007
This report evaluates a) a quasi-compulsory mediation programme and b) a voluntary mediation scheme. The results describe the uptake of mediation, user experiences, and the potential of mediation to offer savings to the justice system.
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