Resettlement of offenders and the reduction of re-offending
Barefoot Research and Evaluation has carried out many pieces of work in this area, including:
Chairing the Children and Families Pathway for the Regional Offender Manager’s Reducing Re-offending Action Plan
The creation and coordination of the North East Offender Network for VONNE
Evaluation of Safe Newcastle’s Family Intervention Project
Evaluation of the Prisoners Post Release Project for Parentline Plus
Integrated Offender Management and engagement of the Third Sector in four pioneer sites in England (Lancashire, Leeds, London and Nottingham)
Summary Report: Keeping Prisoners and Their Families Together: A Review of Family and Social Support Within the North East Reducing Re-offending Action Plan
Summary report: Keeping Families Together: Maintaining Positive Relationships Between Children and Parents in Prison: A Study in the North East of England
Other work has included a three year evaluation of a resettlement project in HMP Holme House: Evaluation of the Second Chance Project
CLIENT FEEDBACK
"Barefoot did a fantatsic job of our evaluation. In particular, their approach to working with our service users was very impressive. The evaluation has answered many of our questions, but also asked us more, which gives us a great opportunity for the future."Jayne Butler, Manager, The Comfrey Project
"As an organisation we felt that Barefoot did an excellent job of listening and understanding the needs of our review... We were thrilled with the final report; as well as being a very good read, the presentation and quality was excellent."
Cath Carnaby, Manager, Women's Health Advice Centre
"I am pleased with the honesty and thoroughness with which he (Christopher) dealt with the project. Thanks to the evaluation we now have a number of questions answered and a clear way forward."
Maureen Pearson, Area manager North East, Parentline Plus
