Description of impact
Call for views submission impact lies in framing desistance as a fluid process involving stage-sensitive interventions and support, the research provides a structured foundation for the Department of Justice’s strategy dual aims of prevention and effective rehabilitation. Specifically, the report focuses on the development of pro-desistance capital - internal strengths and external resources - that align with three of the Department’s proposed strategic themes of 1) Health and Wellbeing; 3) Education and Employability; and 4) Justice and rehabilitation. Furthermore, the research responds to the Department’s need for measurable impact by advocating that policy and practice would be best placed to move beyond traditional outcome measures like recidivism and move towards a focus on the timing of change and the conditions under which change can be maintained when establishing what works; thereby advancing a more holistic, multi-agency approach that encourages co-collaboration and identifies more nuanced indicators of long-term success, offering a practical framework for the outcome-focused approach the Department seeks to implement. (August 2026)| Category of impact | Public policy, law and services |
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