Justice Data Lab Analysis: Re-offending Behaviour After Participation in the Amber Foundation Programme

This document describes an evaluation of the Amber Foundation programme, which aims to reduce reoffending rates among homeless, unemployed young people by providing 24-hour support, life skills training, and mentorship at three regional centres. The evaluation used a methodological approach that compared the reoffending rates and frequencies of programme participants to a matched comparison group, controlling for demographics, criminal history, and risk factors. The results showed a statistically significant reduction in reoffending rates for participants, with a decrease of 9 to 35 fewer reoffenders per 100 participants within a year. However, the impact on the frequency of reoffences was inconclusive, with the need for a larger sample size to determine the programme's effect on the average time to first reoffense. The Amber Foundation responded positively to the findings, attributing the success to the efforts of the young people and staff, and expressed plans to enhance their impact measurement. The document also details the matching process for the treatment and comparison groups, the exclusion criteria for the analysis, and provides contact information for further inquiries. **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: July 2018

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