Phase 1 (Pre-implementation)

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1. Establish baseline

Agree period prior to implementation for which evidence on racist incidents 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 on racist incidents will help in assessing the impact of the various improvements made.

• 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.

This will help to check for possible displacement.

1. Calculate the estimated cost of racist incidents in the area in which the initiative is targeted

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

Phase 2 Project implementation

• Monitor inputs and outputs

Monitor:

• the resources needed for the initiative against targets set in the action plan.
• What has been produced as a result of the initiative, against targets set in the action plan

1. Seek views from those involved.

Interview those about experience of the scheme.

• Collect [monthly] incidents/crime/ offender statistics

Gather data for target area and comparison areas.

Phase 3: (Post implementation)

7. Evaluate project outcomes and compare with baseline

Calculate changes in crimes associated with racist incidents in targeted and in comparator areas

• Calculate costs and savings

Calculate the costs of the initiative

Estimate the savings from crimes prevented, and compare the two.

• Examine trends to assess the relative effectiveness of different types of measure.