Justice Data Lab Analysis: Re-offending Behaviour After Participation in the London Probation Trust Peer Mentoring Programme

This document describes an evaluation of the London Probation Trust's peer mentoring program aimed at reducing re-offending rates among offenders. The program, which began in 2013, involved peer mentors, including ex-offenders, providing individualized support to help offenders reintegrate into their communities. The evaluation used a methodological approach that compared the re-offending rates and frequencies of program participants with a matched comparison group. The results indicated no statistically significant differences in re-offending rates, frequency, or time to first re-offence between the two groups. The evaluation concluded that while the program was innovative and had positive aspects, it may not have a significant impact on reducing re-offending rates. The document also details the program's implementation, participant profiles, and the matching process for the treatment and comparison groups. It is released under the Open Government Licence 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 2017

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