Justice

Understanding what drives offending, and helping to prevent recidivism

The justice sector is closely related to the broader social and health sectors

When people are enabled not to enter the justice system, preventing crime is just one of the benefits to society. By interrogating new sources of data, we can also understand pathways into the justice system and the most effective rehabilitation policies. In this way, linked datasets between different government agencies shed light on how justice relates to the broader social sector.

We deliver …

Long-term modelling of justice sector outcomes
Program and policy evaluation with a quantitative emphasis, including linked and long-term impact modelling
Analysis of linked data, including victimisation surveys.

What we offer

Modelling justice sector outcomes

Understanding lifetime trajectories and long-term pathways through the justice system is important for governance in the sector
Effective modelling shows detailed risk and resilience factors for different groups, which can be used for more effective targeting of resources.

Program and policy evaluation

Rehabilitation and prevention programs are an important investment in the justice sector
Data and quantitative evaluation can be used to improve evidence on ‘what works’ in rehabilitation and prevention
We have extensive experience delivering mixed-method evaluations with our partners.

Analysis of linked data

Modern linked datasets show relationships between justice sector outcomes and outcomes in health, benefit, housing, education and other domains
Victimisation survey data can be incorporated to understand unreported victimisation, especially in family and sexual violence.