Re-offending analysis: The Prince's Trust "Through the Gate" mentoring pilot

This document describes an evaluation of the impact of The Prince's Trust mentoring service on offender re-offending rates in the UK from 2007 to 2010. The study compared 98 offenders who received mentoring to a matched control group of 35 offenders who did not, using data with an 86.7% match rate to the Police National Computer. The evaluation found a slight reduction in one-year proven re-offending rates for mentored offenders (54%) compared to the control group (60%), but the difference was not statistically conclusive, with a potential range of 12 to -24 percentage points. The study acknowledges potential selection bias and the need for caution in interpreting results, as the final treatment group may not represent all offenders supported by The Prince's Trust. The analysis methodology included p-values and confidence intervals to assess statistical significance. The document also discusses the importance of fair comparisons and provides contact information for further inquiries, noting that the information is available under the Open Government License and produced by the Ministry of Justice. **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: December 2013

Evaluation Costs

• Cost: Not provided

Evaluation sharing

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