Project START – Short Term at Release Tagging
Randomised Control Trial Status
Completed
Trial Hypothesis
Short term tagging of custody releases causes a reduction in subsequent offending compared with those not receiving a tag.
Geographical area
Across the whole of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
Research Institution / Organisation
University of Cambridge
In Collaboration With
Hampshire Constabulary and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire
Project Start Date
May 2013
Participants - inclusion criteria
Detained in HMP Winchester
Released to an address in Hampshire or the Isle of Wight
Over 18 and male
Not on court order or bail
Not on home detention curfew
Not a MAPPA subject
Not previously been tagged under this scheme
Offender consents to being tagged
Target Sample Size
250 across both the treatment and control group
Study Design
Randomised control trial, using a web based randomiser, to separate one treatment group receiving a tag and one control group not receiving one. One treatment (the wearing of the tag) both groups volunteers, detailed eligibility criteria.
Interventions
No additional interventions other than routine support by IOM officers and staff across the whole sample.
Date last updated
Thursday 11 October 2018
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