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  • Summer Schools

    Education programmes held in the summer holidays
    Cost
    1 2 3
    Evidence quality
    1 2 3 4 5
    Insufficient evidence of impact
    ?

    Other Outcomes

    • MODERATE impact on improving in Academic achievement
      1 2 3 4 5
    • MODERATE impact on attending and completing in Higher education
      1 2 3 4 5

  • Street lighting

    Using street lighting to prevent violence.
    Cost
    1 2 3
    Evidence quality
    1 2 3 4 5
    Estimated impact
    on violent crime
    NO EFFECT

  • CCTV

    Using closed-circuit television (CCTV) to prevent violence.
    Cost
    1 2 3
    Evidence quality
    1 2 3 4 5
    Estimated impact
    on violent crime
    LOW

  • 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
    ?

  • Bystander interventions to prevent sexual assault

    Programmes that help young people to identify and intervene in potential sexual assaults
    Cost
    1 2 3
    Evidence quality
    1 2 3 4 5
    Estimated impact
    on violent crime
    MODERATE

  • Relationship violence prevention lessons and activities

    Programmes that aim to prevent violence in intimate relationships.  
    Cost
    1 2 3
    Evidence quality
    1 2 3 4 5
    Estimated impact
    on violent crime
    MODERATE

  • Media campaigns

    Raising awareness of the risks and consequences of involvement in violence.
    Cost
    ?
    Evidence quality
    1 2 3 4 5
    Insufficient evidence of impact
    ?

  • 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
    ?

  • 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

  • Social skills training

    Aims to develop children’s ability to regulate their behaviour and communicate effectively.
    Cost
    1 2 3
    Evidence quality
    1 2 3 4 5
    Estimated impact
    on violent crime
    HIGH

    Other Outcomes

    • HIGH increase in in Self-regulation
      1 2 3 4 5

  • Police in schools

    Police officers working in schools to prevent crime and violence
    Cost
    ?
    Evidence quality
    1 2 3 4 5
    Insufficient evidence of impact
    ?

  • Interventions to prevent school exclusion

    Interventions which aim to prevent children becoming excluded or suspended from school.
    Cost
    1 2 3
    Evidence quality
    1 2 3 4 5
    Estimated impact
    on violent crime
    LOW

    Other Outcomes

    • LOW reduction in in Suspensions
      1 2 3 4 5
    • HIGH reduction in in Exclusions
      1 2 3 4 5
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