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This workstream covers reoffending, desistance from crime, diversion and the prison system across the UK and Europe. Our body of work offers detailed insights into the effectiveness of interventions seeking to support some of the most vulnerable members of society.

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23 Apr 2026

Evaluating the Drug Strategy Investment in Treatment and Recovery (D-SITAR)

RAND Europe evaluated the first three years of the 'From Harm to Hope' drug strategy treatment and recovery portfolio in England.
Research

22 Apr 2026

D-SITAR Methods Report

This report summarises the methods used in evaluating the implementation of the UK government's 10-year drug strategy investment in the Treatment and Recovery Portfolio in England (D-SITAR).

Lucy Strang, Katherine I. Morley, Beth Muldrew, Manon Richard-Sheridan, Jennifer Newbould
Research

22 Apr 2026

Implementation and early impacts of the Housing Support Grant in England

This study examined how the housing support grant had been implemented in England for people who use alcohol and/or other drugs. Findings show that the grant was generally implemented as planned and appeared to fill gaps in service provision.

Kayleigh Sharp, Jennifer Bousfield, Avery Adams, Jessica Dawney, Alessandro Grosso, William D. Phillips, Lucy Strang, Katherine I. Morley, Jennifer Bostock, Andrew Jones, Nicola Kalk, Tom Ling, Tim Millar, Joanne Neale, John Strang, Jon Sussex, Jennifer Newbould
Research

22 Apr 2026

Implementation of the Treatment and Recovery Portfolio of the 'From Harm to Hope' drug strategy in England: Results from a process evaluation

This process evaluation looks at the first three years of implementation of the Treatment and Recovery Portfolio of the UK government's 10-year drug strategy, From Harm to Hope.

Sarah Parkinson, Jessica Dawney, Fifi Olumogba, Fin Oades, Jennifer Newbould, Katherine I. Morley, Jennifer Bostock, Andrew Jones, Nicola Kalk, Tom Ling, Tim Millar, Joanne Neale, John Strang, Jon Sussex, Lucy Strang
Research

22 Apr 2026

The barriers and facilitators to supporting, commissioning and working with Lived Experience Recovery Organisations in systems of care in England

This study aims to identify the barriers and facilitators to supporting, commissioning and working with Lived Experience Recovery Organisations in effective systems of care for people who use alcohol and/or other drugs.

Maggie Bradford, Elle Wadsworth, Emily Hutton, Jennifer Newbould, Lucy Strang, Joanne Neale, Nicola Kalk, Jennifer Bostock, Andrew Jones, Tom Ling, Tim Millar, John Strang, Jon Sussex, Katherine I. Morley
Research

22 Apr 2026

Factors that influence employees' perceptions and experiences of working within the treatment and recovery sector in England

This study aims to help understand how the workforce transformation programme can support the development of the treatment and recovery workforce as part of the former UK government's 10-year drug strategy.

Elle Wadsworth, Maggie Bradford, Emily Hutton, Fifi Olumogba, Alessandro Grosso, Jessica Dawney, Lucy Strang, Jennifer Newbould, Joanne Neale, Nicola Kalk, Jennifer Bostock, Andrew Jones, Tom Ling, Tim Millar, John Strang, Jon Sussex, Katherine I. Morley
Project

25 Mar 2026

Conducting addictions research in the criminal justice system

RAND Europe is exploring how research on innovative substance use treatments and recovery technologies is conducted in criminal justice settings across the UK.
Project

23 Mar 2026

Justice for All Series

RAND Europe is partnering with the Justice for All Series to ensure events are evidence-based and designed to support long-term, practical reform across the justice system.
Project

18 Feb 2026

Assessing the feasibility of the Count Me In numeracy programme trial

RAND Europe gathered evidence on the Count Me In programme, a numeracy intervention for prisons, to inform a decision on its feasibility and implementation.
Expert Insights

4 Feb 2026

Justice for the accused: Drivers and costs of inefficiencies in the criminal court system in England and Wales

The second in the Justice for All series, this paper reflects on the drivers and costs of inefficiencies in the criminal court system in England and Wales.

Emma Zürcher, Lucy Strang
Project

15 Jan 2026

Tackling Drug Use in Prisons

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and His Majesty’s Prisons and Probation Service jointly commissioned RAND Europe to conduct a research study to examine and evaluate how drug testing regimens and incentivised substance free living wings are implemented in prisons in England and Wales.
Expert Insights

30 Oct 2025

The Economic Legacy of Magna Carta

This perspective examines the economic legacy of Magna Carta asks whether today’s SDG 16 - peace, justice and strong institutions - could have a similarly transformative impact, showing that investment in justice yields clear economic returns.

Emma Zürcher, Lucy Strang

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