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What Works to Reduce Reoffending: update of the evidence on imprisonment and community disposals
This paper is the first in the series ‘What Works to Reduce Reoffending: An update of the evidence’. The Scottish Government last published What Works to Reduce Reoffending: A Summary of the Evidence in 2015.
Errata notice
An errata was published on 30 September 2025 as a result of changes to PDF pages 13 and 24. The HTML and PDF have been updated to reflect these changes.
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