Local Justice Reinvestment Pilot: Process Evaluation Report

This document describes an evaluation of two criminal justice initiatives: the Local Justice Reinvestment (LJR) Pilot and the Integrated Offender Management (IOM) and Intensive Alternatives to Custody (IAC) programs. The LJR Pilot, aimed at reducing crime and reoffending in Greater Manchester and London boroughs through Payment by Results, used qualitative methods to assess its impact. The evaluation found reductions in costs and some reward payments, emphasizing the need for clear metrics, upfront funding, and timely data for success. Challenges included complex metrics and varying local priorities. The IOM and IAC programs' evaluation, focusing on custodial convictions and probation requirements, utilized interviews and government data analysis. Results showed limited down tariffing, some up tariffing, and reduced use of probation requirements, with difficulty in identifying the effects of main interventions. Recommendations include setting challenging outcome measures, aligning metrics with local priorities, and improving data analysis capabilities. Both evaluations highlight lessons learned for future policy reforms, such as the Transforming Rehabilitation reforms and the Offender Rehabilitation Act of 2014. **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: Process evaluation
• Process methods: Focus groups or group interviews; Individual interviews
• 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: July 2015

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