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Service mapping methodology

Having developed an initial set of criteria to use, a pilot of the service mapping project was undertaken, which focused on a single city in England.  

Having refined and defined the eligibility criteria, a wide-ranging review was undertaken to identify services who:

  • Work with adults (including young adults aged 16-25)
  • View reducing re-offending and/or improving the health and wellbeing of their clients as one of their key aims
  • Have a significant proportion of their clients in repeat contact with the criminal justice system
  • Address the whole range of their clients' needs.

These services were then classified further into those that are:

  • designed exclusively to address multiple and complex needs
  • focussed upon offering a single issue support service, but that seek to address the whole range of their clients' needs.

We have drawn on a wide range of sources to compile the data for the service mapping project, including a publicised call for evidence, extensive searches of service area directories and internet searches informed by our knowledge in the field.