Evaluation tools and useful research

Violence reduction what works database  

A growing number of publications are focusing on public health approaches and evaluations. Find out more from our collated resources. 

Public health approaches and VRU implementation

• Serious Violence Strategy April 2018. London: Home Office.
• Public health approaches in policing: A discussion paper. College of Policing and Public England (2019). Christmas, H. and Srivastava, J.
• Process evaluation of the Violence Reduction Units (2020). Craston, M., Balfour, R., Henley, M., Baxendale, J. and Fullick, S. Research Report 116. London: Home Office.
• Violence Reduction Units – Impact evaluation feasibility study Summary report for VRUs and wider stakeholders (2020) MacLeod, S., Cutmore, M., Deoudes, P. and Brennan, I. Research Report 117. London: Home Office. 

Knife Crime

• Young people, violence and knives – revisiting the evidence and policy discussions (2018). Grimshaw, R. and Ford, M.  UK Justice Policy Review Focus Issues 3. Centre for Crime and Justice Studies.
• Knife Crime Evince Briefing (2019). McNeill, A. and Wheller, L.; College of Police

Evaluation

• Violence Prevention Evaluation Toolkit (2020). Quigg Z, Timpson H, Newbury A, Butler N, Barton E, Snowdon L. Liverpool/Cardiff; Public Health Institute, Liverpool John Moores University/Wales Violence Prevention Unit.
• Lancashire Violence Reduction Network: Outcomes Framework (2020). Youansamouth, L., Ruston, R. and Clarke, S. Lancashire Violence Reduction Network.  
• Evidence and Gap Map of Interventions to Prevent Children Getting Involved in Violence (2020) (This map includes 1569 impact evaluations, 302 process evaluations and 268 systematic reviews): Youth Endowment Fund