Research and development
Research in the Centre for Education and Criminal Justice.
We are a national hub for practitioners, policymakers and researchers, promoting, developing and disseminating best practice in education and training in criminal justice settings. We work with national networks including the Prisoner Learning Alliance, Education and Training Foundation - Offender Learning, and the Open University Educating Criminals Centre.
Our centre hosts a biennial international conference at IOE, highlighting research and best practice, and identifying areas for future research, development and policy.
We also provide Continuing Professional Development (CPD) materials for practitioners working with prisoners and offenders in the community.
In addition, we conduct primary research, secondary data analysis and reviews of evidence. Our remit includes children and young people at-risk of offending, and people in prison, serving community sentences or who are re-settling in the community after serving a prison sentence.
Ongoing projects
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Centre for Education and Criminal Justice (ECJ)
Department of Psychology and Human Development
IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society
University College London
20 Bedford Way
London WC1H 0AL