Prevention of crime harm in individuals with a history of repeat serious violence Other
Conditions
Interventions
Individuals with three or more serious violent offences are assigned into one of six strata by gender (male
female) and age group (15-17 years
18-24 years
and 25+ years old) and then randomised into the experimental or control condition with a 1:1 ratio.
Participants will be randomly assigned into batches of 40, with 20 individuals in each condition,
Sponsors
University of Exeter
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The police force will identify individuals for this study in the recorded crime data. To be eligible for inclusion in the study, individuals must fulfil the following inclusion criteria: 1. Identified in police data as suspected of committing a serious violent offence within the last 24 months 2. Having three or more additional violent offences within the 24-month period prior to the most recent recorded crime There is no stipulated age range.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Have a record of domestic abuse violence crime 2. Have a record of child-to-parent violence where the offender is under 18 years old 3. Have an active firearms licence 4. In prison at the time of randomization 5. Identified as out of the country at the time of randomization 6. Assigned to Multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA) 7. Assigned to Management of Sexual or Violent Offenders (MOSOVO)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Crime Harm is measured by the Cambridge Crime Harm Index (CHI) score totalled across all crimes perpetrated by the individual (based on official reports across England and Wales) in the 12 months following randomisation. The CHI uses the number of days incarceration recommended for the offense in the sentencing guidelines for England and Wales. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The number of arrests for violent crime for the individual (based on official reports across England and Wales) measured at 12 months following randomisation 2. The total number of arrests for the individual (based on official reports across England and Wales) measured at 12 months following randomisation 3. The number of non-violent arrests for the individual (based on official reports across England and Wales) measured at 12 months following randomisation 4. The time to the first arrest based on official reports following randomisation measured in days measured at 12 months following randomisation | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactKatharine;Neil Boyd;Ralph
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Outcome results
None listed