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and rehabilitating those in the criminal justice system, we have no chance of convincing policy makers to invest public, private or philanthropic funding and resource. We need a robust and fully informed case for sport to be taken more seriously as a preventative and rehabilitative tool.” “At one time, 2nd Chance was the only
example of anyone using sport in prison and evaluating its impact. We are now helping many organisations not only deliver, but test what works, what doesn’t and be able to prove the positive impact their work is having.” The Alliance hosts five Positive Action
with learning coming from and being shared with international organisations and professionals to further enable its evidence base. It proactively links its members with each other and with alternative networks to facilitate learning, develop best practice (with its Theory of Change providing the framework – see box on right) and help the sector define itself within this context and maximise its impact.
evidence base Evaluating the impact of sport and physical activity programmes in the criminal justice system and providing both quantitative and qualitative evidence plays a critical role in the Alliance’s work, says Coleman. “If we don’t have underpinning evidence to prove sport’s effectiveness in tackling crime
Groups (PAG), each of which brings together industry experts and seeks to achieve impact upon their specific area of expertise and/or lived experience of crime - Gangs and Youth Violence, Looked-After Children, Early Intervention and Prevention, Research and Evidence and Sport in Prisons. The Sport in Prisons PAG is running a project
in two secure young people’s establishments in Kent to test the effectiveness of a sports club model on behaviour change and desistance from crime, while its Looked-After Children PAG has launched a pilot project to investigate how sport can be used to help this demographic of young people make better lifestyle choices and avoid getting caught up in a cycle of crime. “The fact that the government is now
focusing on how sport can be used as a tool for crime desistance and rehabilitating offenders is one of our greatest achievements to date,” says Coleman. “Convening key stakeholders and helping them to start to understand the sport sector, is
Theory of Change The Theory of Change provides a framework for organisations working with people in the criminal justice system. Devised up by industry experts, it establishes guidelines for building a solid national base of evidence to prove sport’s effectiveness at preventing criminal behaviour and rehabilitating offenders.
It also sets out guidelines for how the impact of sport projects should be measured across five key performance indicators – in line with government’s ‘Strategy for Sport‘: engagement, physical and mental wellbeing, individual development, education and training, and community and social development.
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