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

Welcome Clifford as our new policing professor

Our new Professor of Policing and Research, whose role includes becoming Academic Director of our Centre for Policing Research and Learning (CPRL), is Clifford Stott MBE.


As the Centre’s lead, a significant part of his role will be working with academics across and beyond the Faculty, as well as CPRL’s police force partners, to generate research and learning relevant to theory, policy and practice.

2nd March 2026