This review of the evidence on reducing reoffending has been produced to support policy makers, practitioners and others who work with offenders.

This summary provides an overview of key evidence relating to reducing the reoffending of adult offenders. It has been produced to support the work of policy makers, practitioners and other partners involved in offender management and related service provision. The first version of this summary was published in September 2013, and this version has been updated to reflect recent evidence.

The summary outlines evidence on factors associated with reoffending as well as desistance. It also presents evidence on aspects of general offender management and supervision, and on particular interventions and approaches that can reduce reoffending. These include drug and alcohol treatment, accommodation, education, mental health services, offending behaviour programmes and mentoring.

The summary does not aim to be exhaustive and is not a formal systematic review. Evidence is drawn from the UK where possible, and reference is also made to international studies.

Transforming Rehabilitation: a summary of evidence on reducing reoffending (second edition) PDF, 428KB, 60 pages