C/S/34. Research Methods: To evaluate whether replacing the Sure START initiative with local authority approach will have a positive or negative effect upon the development of criminal behaviour in North-East London over the next 20 years.

This research proposal deals with the evaluation of Sure Start initiative on a population in North East London. The proposal is based on studies on Sure Start programmes by the government and analyses its impact on the development of criminal behavior by using a cross sectional quasi experimental design on different groups of children and families in North east London.