Timeframe
2018–2023
Funding
Royal Society of New Zealand
COMPASS staff
Barry Milne
Cinnamon Lindsay
Martin von Randow
Collaborators
University of Auckland
Alice Mills
Shiloh Groot
Description
This project utilised a mixed-methods approach to explore the role of stable housing in turning ex-prisoners away from crime. It followed a cohort of prisoners preparing for their release, with an initial interview in prison followed by two follow-ups 6 and 12 months after release. Informally dubbed Going Straight Home?, this project gathered a wealth of information on many different aspects of the lives of the cohort, and this was analysed to ascertain the relationship between stable accommodation and recidivism in New Zealand.