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24 August 2022

Splink: Free software for probabilistic record linkage at scale

In this blog, Ministry of Justice (MoJ) data scientist Robin Linacre introduces Splink, a free and open source software library for record linkage at scale that has now been downloaded over three million times. This software implements a best-practice approach, and has been developed as part of the Data First programme, ADR UK’s collaboration with MoJ.

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25 July 2022

Feasibility of using linked dataset to evaluate early interventions to prevent violent crime

In this blog, Dr Rosie Cornish of the University of Bristol describes the findings of her research. Her project team has been examining the feasibility of using the de-identified Ministry of Justice (MoJ)-Department for Education...

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24 March 2022

How do different types of social care involvement affect children’s education and offending outcomes?

In this blog, ADR UK Research Fellow Dr Anna Leyland explains how her research will explore the impact of different experiences of formal child social care involvement.

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16 March 2022

Exploring the impact of education and social care on offending patterns

In this blog, ADR UK Research Fellow Dr Hannah Dickson explains how her research will support more effective interventions to prevent prolific offending by identifying the early drivers of this behaviour.

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10 March 2022

Area-based education policy - what can we learn from past efforts?

In this blog, ADR UK Research Fellow Dr William Cook explains how he is learning from previous area-based education policies about how they can affect individuals and society long-term.

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