Youth involvement in violent and non-violent crime and anti-social behaviour Other
Conditions
Interventions
Detached youth work, as defined by the co-designed shared practice model.
The shared practice model describes a model that constitutes a middle ground between delivery best practice (namely, the fle
Sponsors
Centre for Evidence and Implementation
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
10 Years to 18 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Randomisation at the 'patch' level, i.e., pre-defined geographic areas of between 10 and 100 hectares. Patches will be selected prior to randomisation and will not change for the duration of the study. Four consortia will each identify 10 patches, providing a total of 40 patches. Any young people (aged 10-18 years) who engage with the detached youth workers will be considered eligible within the patches. Patches must meet these eligibility criteria: 1. No detached youth work has been delivered within the patch from October 2025 to the start of the reconnaissance period (October 2026). 2. There is evidence of an issue of youth crime/ASB that detached youth work might help to reduce. This criterion does not have a numeric threshold, acknowledging variation across contexts and communities. However, consortia were provided with historical data about national averages to help justify what might be considered ‘high’ or ‘normal’ rates of incidents per hectare. 3. The patch is an appropriate size for DYW teams to cover it within one session while also being large enough to allow for some movement of young people, for example, between indoor and outdoor spaces that are favoured differently by young people depending on seasonal changes. Consortia have been asked to identify patches of between 10 and 100 hectares in size. If larger patches are proposed, then consortia are expected to provide evidence that these patches can be covered effectively by the detached youth work team each week. 4. The patch covers an area where a reachable population of young people are known or observed to gather frequently. Consortia are expected to consider young people’s movement between meeting places, and patches should therefore be designed to accommodate some movement. 5. The consortia have sufficient local knowledge, relationships and commitment of relevant organisations to deliver, monitor and influence what takes place in the patch throughout the duration of the project.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patches that do not meet the eligibility criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Youth-related violent and non-violent recorded crime (non-domestic) measured using offence counts per hectare provided by partner police forces at baseline (01/10/2025 – 30/09/2026) and follow up (01/04/2027 – 31/03/2028) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Youth-related antisocial behaviour measured using police incidents of antisocial behaviour per hectare provided by partner police forces at baseline (01/10/2025 – 30/09/2026) and follow up (01/04/2027 – 31/03/2028) | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactKatherine Young
Outcome results
None listed