Justice Data Lab re-offending analysis: NOMS CFO South West A4e (delivered during community sentences)

This document describes an evaluation of a UK programme designed to assist unemployed individuals, particularly offenders, in overcoming employment barriers. The programme's effectiveness in reducing re-offending rates was assessed across nine English regions, with various providers delivering interventions. The evaluation used a methodological approach that involved matching 621 offenders who participated in the programme with a control group of 113,554 offender records based on similar characteristics. The main results indicated that the one-year re-offending rate for programme participants was 26%, significantly lower than the 39% for the control group. However, the evaluation acknowledged potential limitations such as selection bias and the absence of employment outcome controls in the control group. The analysis used statistical testing to confirm the significance of the differences in re-offending rates, with a p-value of up to 0.05 considered indicative of a real difference. The evaluation concluded that while the programme appears to reduce re-offending rates, comparisons to national averages or other reports are not advised due to potential biases and methodological challenges. The document, including detailed matching process data and contact information for inquiries, is available under the Open Government License. **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
• Links to published evaluations (DEBUGGING): No final report link found.
• Findings: Not provided
• Permission to share confirmed: Yes