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- Blog
- 23rd Jan 2019
Using Behavioral Insights to Build the Police Force of Tomorrow
Attracting great candidates from diverse backgrounds to join the public workforce is a key part of building governments that produce the best outcomes for residents.
- Report
- 27th Jun 2018
Improving transition out of the Armed Forces: engaging families through behavioural insights
Each year 15,000 military personnel transition out of the UK Armed Forces. Whilst the majority transition successfully, a small but significant number struggle. Family plays a crucial role in this process, but their engagement with transition support remains low. This report draws on evidence from a variety of fields -…
- Blog
- 30th May 2018
BX2018: Taking a behavioural approach to stopping crime
The second of our series of articles in the lead up to the 2018 Behavioural Exchange in Sydney outlines our recent work on crime and domestic violence, in the UK and Australia. This area will be the focus of one of the breakout sessions. Director of Home Affairs and International Programmes,…
- Blog
- 5th Dec 2017
Measuring the impact of body worn video cameras on police behaviour and criminal justice outcomes
Introduction One of the most significant technical innovations in policing in recent years has been the emergence of the body worn video camera (BWVC), a form of closed circuit video. Though police forces across the world have begun to use the new technology to increase efficiency and improve policing outcomes,…
- Academic publication
- 2nd Aug 2017
Levelling the playing field in police recruitment: Evidence from a field experiment on test performance
How to increase diversity in the police is an unanswered question that has received significant political and media attention. One area of intervention is the recruitment process itself.
- Academic publication
- 6th Aug 2013
Collection of Delinquent Fines: An Adaptive Randomized Trial to Assess the Effectiveness of Alternative Text Messages
This paper reports the results of a large randomized controlled trial, led by the UK Cabinet Office's Behavioural Insights Team, which was designed to test the effectiveness of mobile phone text messaging as an alternative method of inducing people to pay their outstanding fines.