Evaluation of Child First Diversion and Alternative Out of Court Disposals – Lancashire Child First Pathfinder (May 2022)
Summary:
Child First Pathfinder have shared their initial evaluation and final evaluation of the Child First diversion programme completed by the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan).
Description:
The key objectives of the final evaluation:
- To understand the experiences of children who engage in these programmes and establish whether they believe it diverts and prevents them from offending or desisting from offending.
- To identify the various components of interventions and the relative impact they have on diverting children.
- To compare the (non) interventions of the different programmes to establish the outcomes for children
- To identify best practice in diversion interventions for children
- To establish the benefit, or otherwise, for crime prevention in the wider community
- To explore the efficacy of the Lancashire Child and Youth Justice Service screening tool and process.
The research was participatory in nature, a core group of children met the research team to co-design and direct the research and final evaluation.
Contact
| Youth justice service: | Lancashire Child and Youth Justice Service |
| Name: | Mica Aspinwall |
| Email: | Mica.Aspinwall@lancashire.gov.uk |