Research and analysis

Impact evaluation of the acquisitive crime project: 12 month+ cohort

The report contains the findings of the impact evaluation undertaken for the 12 month+ cohort of the acquisitive crime electronic monitoring project.

From:
Ministry of Justice
Published
28 August 2025

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Impact evaluation of the acquisitive crime electronic monitoring project: 12 month+ cohort

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The acquisitive crime (AC) project began as a pilot in a number of police force areas of England and Wales during April 2021.

The AC project involves the compulsory use of location monitoring GPS technology in relation to certain prison leavers for up to 12 months.

The subjects must be adults who were released from prison on licence to reside in eligible areas and who were serving a standard determinate custodial sentence for certain acquisitive offences, where these were the most serious offences disposed.

There are 2 distinct cohorts of AC project compulsory enrolees: prison leavers on licence who were serving at least a 12 month custodial sentence (12 month+ cohort) for an eligible acquisitive offence; and, subsequently, prison leavers on licence who were serving at least a 90 day custodial sentence (3 to 12 month cohort) for an eligible acquisitive offence.

The report sets out the quantitative conclusions of the impact evaluation related to the 12 month+ cohort only.

Process evaluations of the acquisitive crime electronic monitoring project’s 12 month+ cohort and 3 to 12 month cohort

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Published 28 August 2025

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