NCE PATH JUSTICE
The participant pathway
Proposed secure, accessible support for learning, approved activities, career preparation and continuity into community services.
NCE PATH JUSTICE / HUMAN POTENTIAL TECHNOLOGY
A future worth
working towards.
A personalised path from custody to qualifications, a career and continued support. Help us test whether a clearer future changes what happens today.
01 / IN CUSTODYBuild capability
02 / BEFORE RELEASEPrepare an opportunity
03 / IN THE COMMUNITYKeep moving forward
Development proposition · Seeking partners · Justice deployment and outcomes are not yet validated
THE QUESTION AT THE HEART OF NCE
What if the next chapter
started before the prison gate?
A qualification matters more when someone can see where it leads. A job opportunity becomes more achievable when practical barriers are addressed early.
We propose connecting ambitions, learning, verified contribution, employer preparation and resettlement support in one NCE Path. The pathway would continue after release, with human support alongside the app.
Our hypothesis: a credible route into education or paid work could improve motivation and sustained participation. Independent research must establish whether it does.
ONE PLATFORM. TWO CONNECTED PURPOSES.
Progress for the person.
Evidence for the investment.
HPR-J
Human Potential Return — Justice
A proposed economic evaluation framework asking what changes per pound invested, for whom, over what period and with what confidence.
NCE FORGE
A practical next step
Proposed workshops and employer-linked opportunities for further learning, making and enterprise after release. Delivery sites and justice partnerships remain to be secured.
THE FIRST TEST
Start focused.
Learn before scaling.
PROPOSED FEASIBILITY DEMONSTRATOR
100participants, subject to design
One willing North-East prison or probation setting. Co-designed with participants and staff, followed by proposed support for up to 12 months after release.
Read the research planWhat we need to learn
Can people use it? Can staff deliver it? Does it improve learning engagement and job readiness? What does it cost?
What comes later
A larger, appropriately powered outcome study of sustained employment and proven reoffending. A 100-person feasibility cohort cannot by itself establish a small causal effect.
POLICY CONTEXT
A relevant question.
An independent answer.
The Ministry of Justice’s AI Action Plan identifies personalised education and rehabilitation as potential uses for AI. NCE’s proposal explores this direction through a partner-led test; it is not an MoJ-endorsed programme.
Read the Ministry of Justice AI Action PlanAN INVITATION TO UNIVERSITIES
Help turn a promising idea
into credible evidence.
We are seeking a university research lead, an operational justice partner and employers willing to help design the first test.