Nancy Loucks, Margaret Malloch, Gill McIvor, Loraine Gelsthorpe
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CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
The development of a Time Out Centre
From 'Time Out' to 218
Evaluating 218
Structure of the report
CHAPTER TWO: METHODOLOGY
Methods
CHAPTER THREE: IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES
Staff and management
Resources
Developing the service
Working with other agencies
Summary
CHAPTER FOUR: REFERRAL
Criteria
Who was referred?
Source of referral
218 Assessment Team
Criminal justice status
The assessment process
Who engaged with the services at 218?
General characteristics
Summary
CHAPTER FIVE: SERVICE PROVISION
Programmes at 218
Services at 218
Remit
Programme participation
'Typical' pathways
The regime at 218
A regime for women
Best and worst aspects
Childcare
Family contact
Addressed needs
Summary
CHAPTER SIX: LINKS WITH OTHER SERVICES
Awareness of the service
Meeting women's needs
Working with other agencies: practicalities
Partnership working: strategic level
Helping women to move on
Summary
CHAPTER SEVEN: OUTCOMES AND EFFECTIVENESS
The impact of 218 on sentencing patterns
Cost-analysis
Perceptions of an alternative to custody
Perceptions of cost-effectiveness
The benefits of 218
Measuring effectiveness
Relapse
Longer-term impact
Passing it on
Moving on
Developing 218 elsewhere
Summary
CHAPTER EIGHT: CONCLUSIONS
Evaluation of a developing service
218 as an alternative to custody
Referrals to 218
Structural issues
Measuring effectiveness
REFERENCES
ANNEX ONE
ANNEX TWO
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Research Team would like to thank everyone who contributed to this evaluation. Particular thanks go to the staff at 218, especially managers Sophia Young and Tracey McFall, for being so welcoming to the research team, to respondents from other agencies, and to the women who shared their experiences of this service. We would also like to acknowledge the support of the Research Advisory Group and the Scottish Executive research management team.
Nancy Loucks
Margaret Malloch
Gill McIvor
Loraine Gelsthorpe
February 2006
The views expressed in this report are those of the researcher and
do not necessarily represent those of the Department or Scottish Ministers.
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