Justice Data Lab re-offending analysis: NOMS bail accommodation and support services for individuals on Home Detention Curfew

This document describes an evaluation of the impact of Bail Accommodation and Support Services (BASS) on the re-offending rates of offenders on Home Detention Curfew. The evaluation analyzed data from 542 offenders, with 492 successfully matched to the Police National Computer. A control group of 70 offenders was used for comparison. The study found a re-offending rate of 39% for the BASS group versus 43% for the control group, but the confidence intervals suggest the difference may not be statistically significant. The analysis faced limitations such as a small sample size, potential selection bias, and missing contextual information, which necessitates caution in interpreting the results. The document also discusses the methodology, including statistical testing and the matching process, and provides a comparison of offender characteristics between the treatment and control groups. The information is presented under the Open Government License, and contact details for further inquiries are provided. **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