Evaluations
An evaluation of Clean Break's Back on Track
This report aims to evaluate the impact of Clean Break's Back on Track programme's objectives to engage with female offenders at the point of arrest, in order to assess their underlying issues and, on the basis of this mandatory conditional assessment, to offer referrals for appropriate support within Clean Break ... read on →
Unlocking Value: the economic benefit of the arts in criminal justice
In late 2010, the Arts Alliance commissioned National Philanthropy Capital (NPC) to explore whether the value of the arts in criminal justice could be expressed through economic analysis. To do this, they selected three arts charities as case studies and undertook economic analyses of their interventions. This report quantifies the ... read on →
The Academy: a report on outcomes for participants
An evaluation of the two-year experimental phase of Dance United’s Academy project, this report showed that the Academy’s dance-led education programme delivered measurable increases in their capacity to learn and imparted a range of so-called ‘soft’ skills, which can, in turn, be linked to very favourable ‘hard’ outcomes in criminal ... read on →
Impact of Blagg on challenging and reducing offending by young people
This independent evaluation highlights the potentially positive contribution drama based projects can make to the development of group work provision for young people at risk of offending.Blagg had most significant impact on young people’s awareness of the effect of offending on victims, their awareness of thoughts, feelings and decision making ... read on →
