Resources and links

Research Hubs

Alliance for Useful Evidence

http://www.nesta.org.uk/areas_of_work/public_services_lab/alliance_for_useful_evidence

Nesta, the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Big Lottery Fund (BLF) have come together in partnership to create the Alliance for Useful Evidence, launched in October 2012. Read more


International Centre for Comparative Criminological Research (ICCCR)

http://www.open.ac.uk/icccr/index.php

The International Centre for Comparative Criminological Research (ICCCR) unites contemporary practice-based research and critical policy analysis in crime, policing and criminal justice with an awareness of historical, psychological and social contexts. It was established in December 2003 and is based in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Open University - in 2010 was formally partnered with the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies (CCJS).


Scottish Centre for Crime & Justice Research

http://www.sccjr.ac.uk/pubs/

The SCCJR has three inter-related aims:

  • To improve the criminal justice research infrastructure and expand research capacity in Scottish HEIs
  • To carry out an integrated programme of high quality criminal justice research which is relevant to Scotland's criminal justice needs.
  • To make informed conceptual, methodological, and analytical contributions to theoretical thinking and policy development in criminal justice in Scotland and internationally, in order to achieve international recognition for Scottish research.

The centre is led by a partnership between Glasgow , Stirling , Edinburgh, and Glasgow Caledonian Universities.


Social Enterprise Research and Innovation Foundation (SERIF)

http://www.serif-foundation.org/policy.html

SERIF champions socially enterprising approaches to the rehabilitation of offenders, and the diversion of those deemed at risk from offending behaviour. The purpose of SERIF is to create a virtuous circle between policy and research so that each influences the other, thus academic and action research responds to the needs of policy makers and policy makers’ decisions are informed by rigorous evidence. The link to this site gives reviews of research and evaluations or reports on practice. Read more


Third Sector Research Centre (TSRC)

http://www.tsrc.ac.uk/About/tabid/347/Default.aspx

The Third Sector Research Centre (TSRC) aims to enhance our knowledge of the sector through independent and critical research; to better understand the value of the sector and how this can be maximised. They work closely with practitioners and policy makers to gain input into their research and explore its findings. Read more


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