Category: Research Project Case Studies

Who for: (Confidential). Methods: In-depth literature reviews with an international scope and reviews of similar available technology. Description: Perpetuity conducted an in-depth market study to establish end user requirements for a breathalyser for drugs. The market research assessed the availability and efficiency of competing technologies and products. One of the crucial aims of the study was to establish a legal framework for the […]

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Who for: Leicester City NHS STOP! Smoking Service. Methods: Good practice literature review, pre-intervention online surveys, post-intervention online surveys, consultation (both by phone and face-to-face interviews) with stakeholders, quantitative data analysis of surveys and service data, qualitative data analysis of stakeholder consultations, and final evaluation report. Description: This involved an evaluation of the SmokeScreen Mediology, an innovative campaign to prevent young people taking […]

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Who for: NASUWT. Methods: Large-scale literature review, online survey of teachers, analysis of data and production of a final report. Description: This study, undertaken on behalf of the NASUWT, explored the experiences of prejudice related bullying and harassment (PRB) amongst teachers and head teachers in schools. It included a review of available sources on prejudice related bullying and harassment of […]

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Who for: A transport organisation. Methods: Literature review, evaluation using 5I’s method and ‘realist’ evaluation of context, the collection and analysis of incident data from bus routes, stakeholder interviews with 16 stakeholders at various levels, interviews with 37 bus drivers, and qualitative analysis of interview data. Description: Perpetuity was commissioned to undertake an evaluation of a six-month trial using live CCTV on a […]

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Who for: Retailers. Methods: Literature review, sampling and interviewing of offenders, visits to crime scenes with offenders, filming of offenders at crime scenes, and production of final report. Description: Shoplifters across three continents were interviewed, and some were filmed as they recreated their crimes. The project ‘Shoplifters on shop theft: implications for retailers’ offers important insights into how thieves say they steal and […]

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