Latest Publications

This CAGE briefing paper puts forward comprehensive evidence on prices and crime for a large range of goods, focusing on monthly data for London over 2002-2012. It finds that crime is responsive to prices across the large range of goods.

This report analyses the Coalition government's Transforming Rehabilitation proposals and provides new analysis on the possible impacts of the reforms.

Responses to the Social Market Foundation's 'Paying for Results?' briefing paper

This briefing note examines the detailed proposals for the all-important payment by results aspect of the scheme. The analysis shows that the proposed payment regime creates perverse incentives such that providers risk making losses if they seek to cut reoffending. The paper offers solutions to the problems identified that would improve incentives on providers and offer much better value for money to the taxpayer.

A radical new approach to tackle re-offending with much less public money is needed in the decade to come. This publications sets out just such an approach.

The report also explores how the reform and improvement agenda, involving an increased role for the third sector, could be taken forward. This includes an assessment of the current barriers and challenges to reform, particularly around procurement capacity, commissioning and a level playing field.