CECAN Webinar – The benefits and challenges of conducting research with impact ‘built in’...

CECAN Webinar – The benefits and challenges of conducting research with impact ‘built in’: reflections and findings from an evaluation of Electronic Monitoring with the Ministry of Justice Presenter: Ian Brunton-Smith, Professor of Criminology and Research Methods, University of Surrey Webinar Overview: Despite the widespread use of Electronic Monitoring (EM) to limit the movements of offenders across the world, there remains comparatively little evidence about its effectiveness. This talk will summarise the findings from a retrospective evaluation of EM that was undertaken whilst Ian was completing an evaluation fellowship with the Ministry of Justice. The evaluation used administrative data from the courts and probation service that was directly linked to the records of more than 100,000 tagged offenders, enabling an assessment of whether EM reduced reoffending and of its impact on compliance with other probation requirements. In addition to discussing the findings and their implications, Ian will also provide some more general reflections on the benefits and challenges of conducting research where pathways to impact are ‘built in’ to the project design.