... in the Effects–Mechanisms–Moderators–Implementation–Economic cost (EMMIE) framework. Design/methodology/approach The EMMIE framework examined findings within a sample of “What Works” style reviews of preventative youth justice intervention effectiveness. Findings “What Works” style reviews of evaluations...

... recidivism and better support children’s rights. It provides justification to extend restorative approaches to 18-24-year-old young adults and to different settings. Restorative justice evaluation should consider the process of restorative justice and its outcome measurement could better consider desistance...

... of this impact assessment relies upon FRS consistently recording the specific aims and focus of individual community safety activity, so that any positive outcomes can be attributed to a particular group of community safety initiatives. Originality/value – This paper discusses how an evaluation process...

...Jo Linney; Chris O'Leary; Mark Ellison; Chris Fox; Adrian Gains; Gary Pollock Purpose Established in 2007, Vision Housing is a small London‐based specialist housing provider working primarily with ex‐offenders. This study seeks to evaluate the impact of Vision Housing's provision of housing...

...Anthony Lewis; Pat Coulson This article outlines the problem‐solving approach used by the Partnership Information Unit in Camden to direct and evaluate its local neighborhood policing initiatives. It demonstrates the methodology, strengths and benefits, as well as the implications for adopting...

...Sarah Morton In her regular column examining key issues facing community safety practitioners, Sarah Morton from Matrix Research and Consultancy considers evaluation.Everyone agrees that evaluation allows services to systematically investigate the effectiveness of interventions, determining...

...Barry Loveday This article is drawn from a talk by the author given to a local forum in which he comments upon the experience of working within and alongside crime and disorder partnerships. It discusses issues in which research and evaluation have been essential to project implementation ‐ closed...

... of Action. This tool has the advantage of being more dynamic and it allows the recording of both quantitative and qualitative data. Its principal aims are to aid the modelling of project impact, the process of evaluation and the measurement of the intensity of action. © MCB UP Limited 2003...