Phase 1 (Pre-implementation)

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1. Establish baseline

Agree period prior to implementation for which evidence in target area will be available or collected, and gather data.

Data for the baseline period will help assess whether change has occurred. This data needs collecting before the project starts.

Gathering data for individual locations will help in assessing the impact of the various improvements made.

2. Identify comparable area(s)

Comparing changes in the project area with what is happening elsewhere is important in establishing whether any changes are the result of the project, or are likely to have happened anyway.

Comparators should include:

1. the wider area
2. another area similar to the project area.

In this case, look to gather data in other locations. This will help to check for possible displacement.

3. Calculate the estimated cost in the area targeted

This is important to establish whether the steps taken are cost effective.

 

Phase 2 Project implementation

4. Monitor inputs and outputs

Monitor:

• the number, timing and cost of security improvements against targets set in the action plan.
• the number, timing and cost of policing operations against targets set in the action plan, plus numbers of arrests

5. Seek views from those involved.

Interview police ,local authority staff,  and residents about experience of the scheme.

6. Collect [monthly]  statistics

Gather data on offences for target locations and comparison areas.

Phase 3: (Post implementation)

7. Evaluate project outcomes and compare with baseline

Calculate changes in  the areas targeted and in comparator areas

8. Calculate costs and savings

Calculate the costs of the initiative

Estimate the savings from the no. of robberies prevented, and compare the two.

 

9. Examine trends in individual locations to assess the relative effectiveness of different types of measure.

10. Seek views from those involved.

Use usage figures/interviews/surveys to assess impact of the changes in behaviour of potential victims.