1.33 Evaluation of 'We Move': A Manchester mentoring programme for young people at risk of involvement in organised crime

Academic team: Dr Emma Williams, Dr Shona Morrison
Policing partners: Greater Manchester Police
Status: Complete

Greater Manchester Police have commissioned CPRL to undertake an evaluation of a mentoring intervention programme designed support 60 young people (under 18 years) impacted by serious and violent crime.  The overarching aim of the scheme is to prevent children and young people's future involvement in serious organised criminal activity and violence, both as perpetrators and victims.  The evaluation will involve before and after interviews with young people as they enter and leave the programme, and focus groups with mentors delivering the programme.   

Outputs

TitleOutputs typeLead academicYear
Evaluation of WeMove: A mentoring intervention to reduce youth violence and exploitationFinal reportMorrison, S2025
Evaluation of WeMove: A mentoring intervention to reduce youth violence and exploitationShort reportMorrison, S2025

News

Landmark Article in the British Journal of Social Psychology

Professor Clifford Stott (Centre for Policing Research and Learning) has published a Landmark Article in the British Journal of Social Psychology, one of the discipline’s leading international journals. The paper examines the historical relationship between social psychology, crowd theory, and the governance of public order.

1st April 2026