Understanding offender behaviour is a powerful tool in developing effective strategies to reducing reoffending
Meeting your objectives
Figures indicate that 50 per cent of all crime is committed by individuals who have already passed through the criminal justice system, costing more than £11 billion a year. Most offenders face a number of serious struggles, with drugs and alcohol dependency, unemployment, a lack qualifications and adequate accommodation. It is perhaps not surprising then that over half of adult and 80 per cent of young offenders leaving custody re-offend within 2 years.
Data about levels and patterns of crime does not necessarily give you the full picture about what makes offenders tick. Many are experts in their field and use a range of tactics to avoid being caught. Analysis of their motives and behaviour can help you to prioritise initiatives and fine-tune strategies – often with highly significant results.
There is considerable value in involving offenders/ex-offenders in tackling crime and shaping strategies to reduce re-offending. Offender research by Perpetuity helps organisations to enhance their understanding of what actions aimed at reducing offending will reap the most positive benefits.
Ways we can help
Our areas of expertise include:
In-depth interviews – establishing how offenders think in particular situations, how they plan, think about crime, exploit opportunities, get around security measures, understanding how they avoid capture and /or get caught. Similarly in service planning seeking their views to establish the barriers that offenders encounter in accessing mainstream and specialised supported service and their views on service improvements
Setting up scenarios – taking them back to crime scenes to recreate offences and learn about their techniques, working with ex-offenders in groups to understand motivations and approaches to crime
Findings – providing detailed analysis and recommendations
Perpetuity’s methods have brought major benefits to organisations who are significantly affected by offender behaviour including:
Probation areas shaping reducing reoffending strategies and plans in conjunction with other local service providers
Law enforcement agencies seeking an improved understanding of drug and gang networks
Banks wanting to establish how robbers circumvent security measures.
Retailers wanting to minimise shoplifting through improved design
Insurance companies needing to understand what are the biggest deterrents to domestic burglars
The Perpetuity promise
We have extensive experience of working with offenders in order to understand more about their motivations, the ways they think and behave, how they minimise the risk of detection and the views on reducing their offending.
This includes interviews in both community and custody with young offenders, robbers, shoplifters, burglars, fraudsters, drug dealers, firearms offenders, gang members to mention just a few.
Clients benefit from our researchers’ excellent academic credentials, bringing rigorous research methodologies to their approach. This is combined with broad practical experience of working with those tackling crime prevention and security issues.
Want to know more?
To find out more about how we would develop an approach to meet your specific needs, email prci@perpetuitygroup.com or phone 0116 222 5555.
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