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
Research protocol published
Education, Childhood & Youth,Randomised Controlled Trials
26 October 2016
Professor Stephen Morris and colleagues at NatCen Social Research and Institute of Education publish a research protocol for the Family SKILLS cluster randomized controlled trial
‘Personalisation’: Is social innovation possible under Transforming Rehabilitation?
Criminal Justice,Systematic Review & Rapid Evidence Assessment
6 July 2016
When the Coalition government’s ‘rehabilitation revolution’ was first articulated, innovation was an important theme, encompassing innovation by frontline staff, by organisations working within a mixed economy and even social entrepreneurs.
Predictable Policing: Measuring the Crime Control Benefits of Hotspots Policing at Bus Stops
Criminal Justice,Randomised Controlled Trials
30 June 2016
A fairly robust body of evidence suggests that hotspots policing is an effective crime prevention strategy.
The 2010-2015 Coalition and Criminal Justice: Continuities and Contradictions
3 May 2016
The criminal justice system (CJS) in England and Wales went through extensive reform under the Coalition Government of 2010-2015.
Joining Forces in Facing European Challenges: The CARPE Consortium on Applied Research and Profess
Systematic Review & Rapid Evidence Assessment
29 February 2016
In Global Perspectives on Strategic International Partnerships: A Guide to Building Sustainable Academic Linkages
