Justice Data Lab Re-offending Analysis: Women's Centres Throughout England

This document describes an evaluation of the impact of Women's Centers in England on reducing re-offending among women offenders referred to the centers between 2010 and 2012. The evaluation used data from the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) and matched a treatment group of offenders who received support from the centers with a control group based on similar characteristics. The methodological approach involved statistical matching and analysis of re-offending rates, with a focus on a one-year follow-up period. The results indicated a re-offending rate of 30% for the treatment group compared to 35% for the control group, with a confidence interval suggesting a true difference of 1 to 9 percentage points. However, the differences were not statistically significant, and the evaluation highlighted limitations such as the lack of control for contextual factors and potential selection bias. The document recommends caution in interpreting the results and suggests that future analyses should include larger samples and additional data to improve precision. The document concludes with contact information and a note on copyright and data re-use 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: May 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