PERUPolicy Evaluation Research Unit
At PERU, we believe that evaluation and research play an important role in human flourishing. For us, relationships are a core research theme, and methodological innovation is our core expertise. We hold these in critical tension to ensure we remain true to the demanding nature of social reality.
Latest Outputs
Evaluating the effectiveness of a family literacy programme on the attainment of children with English as an additional language
4 October 2019
A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial
Transforming Research and Policy
Social Innovation,Economic Analysis & Modelling
23 September 2019
A Handbook to Connect Research with Policy Making
Co-creation of Public Service Innovation
Social Innovation,Economic Analysis & Modelling
20 June 2019
Drawing together ideas about co-creation, social innovation, social investment and individual and collective values that underpin the CoSIE project.
Functional Skills in Prison (Randomised Controlled Trial) – A Pilot Study
Criminal Justice,Randomised Controlled Trials
14 June 2019
This programme of work aims to improve understanding of ‘best’ practice in functional skills education in England and Wales.
Functional Skills in Prison: The Case For a Randomised Controlled Trial
Criminal Justice,Randomised Controlled Trials
14 June 2019
Technical Report and Executive Summary
A Rapid Evidence Assessment of the impact of probation caseloads on reducing recidivism and other probation outcomes
Criminal Justice,Systematic Review & Rapid Evidence Assessment
11 April 2019
Rapid Evidence Assessment finds a growing body of evidence that lower probation caseloads have a positive impact in terms of reducing reoffending in the USA.
