Justice Data Lab Re-offending Analysis: The Footprints Project

This document describes an evaluation of The Footprints Project's mentoring program aimed at supporting ex-offenders and reducing re-offending rates. The program provides various forms of assistance, including housing, financial aid, health services, and access to training and work opportunities, while also educating the public about the challenges ex-offenders face. The evaluation used data analysis of 176 offenders mentored between 2009 and 2011, comparing 72 mentored offenders to a control group of 71,902. The methodology involved matching offenders based on various characteristics and analyzing re-offending rates with statistical tests and confidence intervals. The results indicated no statistically significant difference in re-offending rates between the mentored and control groups, with a p-value of 0.25. The study acknowledges limitations such as potential selection bias and the need for larger sample sizes and additional contextual factors in the analysis. The document, which is under the Open Government License, advises caution in interpreting the results 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: March 2014

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