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- 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.
- 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.
- 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,…
- 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,…
- 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
- 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
- 23rd Jan 2019
Behavioral Insights for Building the Police Force of Tomorrow
Attracting great candidates from diverse backgrounds is crucial to building a government workforce that can serve communities effectively and build trust among residents.
- Report
- 24th Jan 2019
The Behavioural Insights Team Annual Update Report 2017-18
Latest results from the team, covering issues from healthcare to humanitarian aid.
- Case study
- 24th Jan 2019
Strengthening the Metropolitan Police against cyber attacks
Many of the world’s most disruptive cyber attacks have a simple culprit: phishing emails. Since 2017, we have partnered with the Metropolitan Police Service to try to reduce its susceptibility to phishing attacks.
- Blog
- 15th Apr 2019
Tackling online harms and manipulations: download our new paper
Most of us will spend at least half of our free time over the next year looking at screens