Delivering Improved Youth Custody: GtD’s evaluation of the Youth Justice Reform Programme

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Meaningful evaluation should always identify implications for the development (or termination) of an initiative. I was therefore very interested to read my colleagues’ report of their evaluation of the Ministry of Justice’s Youth Justice Reform Programme. The implications for the development of the YJRP are clearly set out in the report and are grounded in […]
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Discover Get The Data’s Specialist Areas: Enhancing Social Impact Across Key Sectors

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At Get the Data, our expertise spans several crucial policy areas. We work across these areas to support our clients to create meaningful social change through our robust social analytics and evaluation. Criminal Justice System With over 20 years of experience, we offer comprehensive impact evaluations of criminal justice initiatives, helping to improve policing, prosecution, […]
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Youth Justice Action Month: A Transatlantic Connection to Positive Change

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October is Youth Justice Action Month (YJAM) in the U.S., an invigorating four weeks for advocates of juvenile justice reform. Given my own contributions to youth justice reform in both the Georgia and England, I have been following the discussions from across the Pond with much interest. While the pulse of the YJAM’s activities beats […]
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Youth Justice Action Month and Why it Matters

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October is Youth Justice Action Month in the US. It began as a single day of action in 2008 but in 2022 it was recognized by Presidential Proclamation to be a month dedicated to reforming the US juvenile justice system by, “shifting its focus from punishment to support — from the past to the future. […]
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