About the Ipsos MORI Crime and Justice Research Team
Our dedicated Crime and Justice research unit works extensively with police forces, criminal justice agencies, central government, and local authorities working within the criminal justice sector.
We use a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methodologies, delivering action-oriented findings in a way that our clients understand. We regularly partner with academics and external specialists to complement our own skills, and work closely with other Ipsos MORI research areas including Central Government, Local Government and Health.
Annabelle Phillips, head of the Crime and Justice research unit, comments that:
"It is an exciting time to be involved in Crime and Justice research. Our work has been at the heart of a number reforms and initiatives at both a national and a local level, ranging from the neighbourhood policing agenda to community payback; and from the treatment of victims and witnesses to the transfer of foreign prisoners.'
Examples of our recent work
- Witness and Victim Experience Survey (WAVES) for the Office for Criminal Justice Reform. Major national quarterly telephone survey assessing victims' and witnesses' experiences at each point of contact with the Criminal Justice System.
- Prisoner Transfer Agreement research for COI and Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Depth interviews with Nigerian prisoners to understand attitutes towards and potential uptake of the Prisoner Transfer Agreement and Facilitated Returns Scheme.
- Public Facing Data research for Greater Manchester Police. Mixed methods project including over 1,000 face to face interviews and four discussion groups to understand the types of information the public want from Greater Manchester Police and how this impacts on their perceptions of police service.
- Our latest research findings slidepack (1MB, PDF) covers a range of issues, from youth offending to public views on policing proposals, spanning audiences from adult prisoners to court users.