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  • Arts programmes

    Programmes that engage children in arts and creative activities.
    Cost
    1 2 3
    Evidence quality
    1 2 3 4 5
    Insufficient evidence of impact
    ?

  • Knife crime education programmes

    Programmes that aim to prevent knife crime by educating children about the risks and harms caused by carrying a knife.
    Cost
    1 2 3
    Evidence quality
    1 2 3 4 5
    Insufficient evidence of impact
    ?

  • Trauma-specific therapies  

    Specialist therapies which aim to support individual recovery from trauma.
    Cost
    1 2 3
    Evidence quality
    1 2 3 4 5
    Estimated impact
    on violent crime
    HIGH

    Other Outcomes

    • HIGH reduction in in Behavioural difficulties
      1 2 3 4 5

  • Trauma-informed training and service redesign

    Training staff and redesigning services with an explicit focus on recognising trauma and avoiding re-traumatisation.
    Cost
    ?
    Evidence quality
    1 2 3 4 5
    Insufficient evidence of impact
    ?

  • Sports programmes

    Secondary or tertiary prevention programmes which engage children in organised sports or physical activity
    Cost
    ?
    Evidence quality
    1 2 3 4 5
    Estimated impact
    on violent crime
    HIGH

  • Prison awareness programmes

    Programmes which deter children and young people from crime by demonstrating the realities of life in prison
    Cost
    1 2 3
    Evidence quality
    1 2 3 4 5
    Estimated impact
    on violent crime
    HARMFUL

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

    A talking therapy which helps people recognise and manage negative thoughts and behaviours.
    Cost
    1 2 3
    Evidence quality
    1 2 3 4 5
    Estimated impact
    on violent crime
    HIGH

    Other Outcomes

    • HIGH reduction in in Behavioural difficulties
      1 2 3 4 5

  • Boot camps

    Military-style boot camps for young people who have been convicted of an offence
    Cost
    1 2 3
    Evidence quality
    1 2 3 4 5
    Estimated impact
    on violent crime
    HARMFUL
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