Justice Data Lab re-offending analysis: Prisoners' Education Trust accredited courses funded by BIS grant

This document describes an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Prisoners Education Trust's program, which supports prisoners in pursuing education by offering advice on distance learning courses, employment briefings, and learner support. The evaluation focused on a subgroup of offenders who received grants for accredited courses between 2002 and 2010, analyzing data from 476 offenders, with 423 matched to the Police National Computer. The study compared the one-year proven re-offending rate of offenders who received grants to a matched control group, finding no significant difference in re-offending rates, with 35% for participants and 30% for the control group. The analysis acknowledged limitations due to administrative data and potential selection bias, emphasizing the need for careful interpretation of results. The methodology used statistical testing and confidence intervals to assess the effectiveness of the intervention, with a detailed methodology available online. The evaluation also considered various offender characteristics to ensure a well-matched control group. The document, which falls under the Open Government License, also provides contact information for the Ministry of Justice and the Justice Data Lab. **This summary was written by an AI model and therefore should not be considered a definitive summary of the report. If you are aware of inaccuracies, please email evaluation.registry@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.**

Description

• Lead department: Ministry of Justice (MOJ)
• Evaluation stage: A complete evaluation report
• Other departments: No other departments listed
• Evaluation types: Impact evaluation
• Impact methods: Quasi-experimental method
• Quasi-experimental methods: Matching
• Grant information: This intervention is not distributing funding via a grant
• Government Major Project information: This intervention is not a major project
• Policies: No policies provided

Event Dates

• Event Name: Publication of final results
• Event date: 2013

Evaluation Costs

• Cost: Not provided

Evaluation sharing

• Link(s) to published report(s): Yes
• Links to evaluation plans: No link provided
• Findings: Not provided
• Permission to share confirmed: Yes