These two reports on the resettlement of short-term prisoners were published by the Home Office Research and Statistics Directorate (RDS).
Findings 200
These findings are from an evaluation study of seven pilot programmes which aimed to reduce reoffending through effective resettlement work, provided in custody and for up to three months post-release on a voluntary basis. Three of the seven used a short programme, Focus on Resettlement (FOR), based on motivational and cognitive behavioural principles.
The full text of the findings is available from the Home Office RDS website by clicking on the following link: Findings 200: The Resettlement of Short-term Prisoners: an Evaluation of Seven Pathfinder Programmes
RDS Occasional Paper 83
This detailed evaluation of the seven pathfinder programmes contains the following chapters:
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Executive summary
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Aims and methodology
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The resettlement process: key issues and learning points
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Profiles of prisoners and scheme interventions
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Interim outcome measures: what makes a difference?
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Costs and cost-effectiveness
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Conclusions: what's promising in resettlement
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Appendix A: Pathfinder descriptions
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Appendix B: Observation of the F.O.R programme video recordings
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Appendix C: Supplementary tables
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Appendix D: Offenders' comments on their experiences
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Appendix E: Explaining "high continuity" by multivariate analysis
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Supplementary tables on costs
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References
The full text of this detailed report can be accessed via the Home Office RDS website by clicking on the following link: RDS Occasional Paper No 83: The Resettlement of Short-term Prisoners: an Evaluation of Seven Pathfinders
