Homeless people helped by social investment pilot, report finds

Children who’ve been in care are disproportionately likely to have youth justice involvement


Criminal justice research symposium: A safer criminal justice system

Professor Chris Fox will be presenting at the webinar about the PERU-offered MSc in Evaluation and Policy Analysis, as part of the drive to spotlight HE opportunities in evaluation.


The Manchester International Crime and Justice Film Festival 2025

Welcome to the 2024 festival sponsored by the Department of Sociology at Manchester Metropolitan University and curated by staff from the university’s Policy Evaluation and Research Unit (PERU).


Maternal parenting practices and behavioural tendencies among toddlers in Tirana, Albania: Maternal warmth as a potential moderator

This project leverages features associated with the geomasking algorithm to estimate the effect of public crime statistics on house prices.


Polycrisis and child wellbeing: Future avenues across Europe

This project leverages features associated with the geomasking algorithm to estimate the effect of public crime statistics on house prices.


Youth Advisory Boards (YABs): The case of Growing Up in Digital Europe (GUIDE) study

This project leverages features associated with the geomasking algorithm to estimate the effect of public crime statistics on house prices.


Maternal exposure to violence and early child behavioural development in Tirana, Albania: Methods, challenges, and fieldwork reflections

This project leverages features associated with the geomasking algorithm to estimate the effect of public crime statistics on house prices.