Our news items and blogs share information, opinions and updates on our work. Find items ordered by date below, or use the filters on the right to select a type (topic or format), partner or research theme.
Displaying results 1 to 5 out of 37
Administrative data is transforming understanding of crime and justice, helping researchers uncover patterns, evaluate interventions, and generate evidence that can improve outcomes across the justice system. Yet unlocking the full potential of this data requires collaboration across academia, government, policy, and practice. In this blog, Dr Bogusia Wojciechowska, Senior Research Manager at ADR UK, reflects on the launch of the Criminal Justice Administrative Data Network.
Read more
This blog by the Data First team at the Ministry of Justice explores new analysis on the education and social care backgrounds of children and young people cautioned or sentenced for knife offences, anti-social behaviour (ASB) and acquisitive offences, and violence against women and girls (VAWG) offences. It highlights how linked administrative data can strengthen the evidence base for early intervention and prevention in support of the UK Government’s Safer Streets Mission.
Research using administrative data can offer unprecedented insights into youth experiences of the criminal justice system – but this comes with some challenges. In this blog, Professor Alex Sutherland explores some of the complexities around using this data. Alex is a co-Investigator on the ADR England Research Community Catalyst: Youth Transitions project.
Data First – the Ministry of Justice’s ambitious data linking and research programme – recently received funding from UK Research and Innovation to undertake new work in support of the UK Government’s Safer Streets Mission. In this blog, the Data First team tell us more about this and highlight the opportunity for researchers to use Data First data to explore important research themes for the Mission.
This blog is by Nisha da Silva, keynote speaker at the ADR UK Conference 2025 and contributor to the Ministry of Justice’s Data First programme. She explores how linked data reveals key insights into justice system journeys and how these findings are shaping policy, research, and technology.
