Ministry of Justice

Initial evaluation of reconviction rates in community justice initiatives

Date: 20 July 2009

North Liverpool Criminal Justice Centre

A research report assessing the initial impact of Community Justice Initiatives in North Liverpool and Salford on reoffending rates.

by Darrick Jolliffe, University of Leicester and David P Farrington, Cambridge University


Community Justice is a way of addressing local offending issues by engaging with the local community, making the court more responsive to local needs, and working in partnership with the criminal justice agencies, support groups and local people.