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Crime & Justice

We have been active in socio-legal studies since the late 1970s. In earlier years much of our research focused on policing. Today our work spans three broad areas: victimisation and crime and punishment; the operation of the civil justice system, in particular, family law; and the organisation of the legal profession.

Crime & Justice
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Drug treatment outcomes research study
DTORS assessed the impact of drug treatment on drug and alcohol use, offending behaviour, health issues and social outcomes.
Evaluating P-ASRO outcomes
Oct 2010Crime policy
ResearcherNot available
This is a feasibility study into the possibility of evaluating an intervention programme with substance abusers in prison...
Implementation and delivery of Test Beds Virtual Campus
ResearcherStephen Webster
This case study looks at the implementation, delivery and outcomes of Virtual Campus, an ICT platform that allows Education, Training and Employment providers in prisons and offender-learners access to training materials and secure websites...
Offender Management Community Cohort Study
ResearcherNot available
The study is tracing a group of offenders starting their Community Orders in 2009 and 2010 through to the completion of their orders and beyond...
Offending Crime & Justice
ResearcherSarah Tipping
The Offending Crime & Justice study examined offences, anti-social behaviour and drug use among young people.
Prevention and reduction: A review of strategies for intervening early to prevent or reduce youth crime and anti-social behaviour
Researcher
This review is aimed at providing a comprehensive understanding of the key characteristics of ‘what works’ in terms of early interventions to prevent or reduce youth crime or anti-social behaviour.
The Dedicated Drug Courts Pilot Evaluation Process Study
ResearcherJane Kerr
Evaluating Dedicated Drug Court pilots and their potential for reducing drug related re-offending...
Understanding Society
The largest social research study of its kind in the world with 40,000 households - 100,000 individuals - taking part across the UK...
Scottish Social Attitudes 2007
ResearcherRachel Ormston
The Scottish Social Attitudes study aims to provide high quality survey data on a wide range of social and political issues...
Scottish Social Attitudes 2009
ResearcherRachel Ormston
The Scottish Social Attitudes study aims to provide high quality survey data on a wide range of social and political issues...
Cases of alleged teacher incompetence
This study looks at the referral of alleged serious professional incompetence cases being made by employers to the General Teaching Council for England...
Inheritance & the family
Providing data on attitudes to will-making and what the law should be when people die without making a will.
Delivering neighbourhood policing in partnership
ResearcherCaroline Turley
Our report sets out the key facilitators and barriers to delivering neighbourhood policing in partnership with residents and local partner agencies.
The impact of information about crime & policing on public perceptions
ResearcherJenny Chanfreau
Testing the impact of crime maps on public perceptions...
Early learning from Victim Support's Homicide Service
Feb 2012
Evaluating a support service that helps people come to terms with their loss and deal with practical issues...
Effective responses to the long term effect of violence, trauma and abuse
ResearcherNot available
The study has been funded by the National Institute for Health Research Policy Research Programme, under a specific call on optimising outcomes for victims of violence, trauma and abuse.
Forced Marriage
ResearcherRuth Maisey
Reports on the prevalence of forced marriage in the UK and analyses how local authorities, schools and agencies are responding to the problem...
Supporting victims of crime and measuring victim outcomes
ResearcherNot available
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has commissioned NatCen and Professor Julian Roberts (University of Oxford) to conduct an evidence and practice review of the support offered to victims of crime and measurement of victim outcomes.
Student Income and Expenditure Study 2012
Mar 2012
ResearcherEmma Drever
The Student Income and Expenditure Study tracks student expenditure and debt...
The August riots in England
ResearcherGareth Morrell
NatCen was commissioned by the Cabinet Office to conduct an independent study into the motivations of young people involved in or affected by the riots – the report is the first, and currently only, major study to be based on what young people themselves have to say
Attitudes to sentencing sexual offences
The Sentencing Council has commissioned NatCen to conduct research on attitudes to sentencing sex offences.
European Online Grooming Project
Europe's first research study to examine the characteristics and behaviour of sexual offenders who have used the internet to groom their victims...
Independent Evaluation of the Integrated Drug Treatment System in Prisons
An evaluation of the Integrated Drug Treatment System (IDTS) in prisons...
Responding to youth crime & anti-social behaviour
Researcher
This study informed recommendations for the reform of the youth justice system and other related services for children and young people. These recommendations were made by the Independent Commission on Youth Crime and Antisocial Behaviour.