Ministry of Justice

Evidence-based practice? The National Probation Service’s work with alcohol misusing offenders

Date: 28 October 2009

Alcohol misuse

A study by the Institute for Criminal Policy Research at King's College London, examining the National Probation Service's work with alcohol misusing offenders.


The study describes and critically appraises:

  • the procedures in place for identifying and intervening with offenders who have alcohol problems
  • the extent to which this work complied with the principles set out in Models of care for alcohol misusers (MoCAM)
  • arrangements for the commissioning and delivery of alcohol treatment requirements.

The study has a number of components and makes use of a range of primary and secondary quantitative and qualitative data sources.