Promises, promises: can the Female Offender Strategy deliver?

Following a number of postponements, the long awaited and much needed female offender strategy for England and Wales was finally published in June 2018. The strategy reflects the strong agreement across the sector of the need for a ‘distinct’ or ‘gender-specific’ approach to respond to the vulnerabi...

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Autor principal: Booth, Natalie (Autor)
Otros Autores: Masson, Isla ; Baldwin, Lucy
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2018
En: Probation journal
Año: 2018, Volumen: 65, Número: 4, Páginas: 429-438
Acceso en línea: Presumably Free Access
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Sumario:Following a number of postponements, the long awaited and much needed female offender strategy for England and Wales was finally published in June 2018. The strategy reflects the strong agreement across the sector of the need for a ‘distinct’ or ‘gender-specific’ approach to respond to the vulnerabilities of women in the Criminal Justice System (CJS). Despite this, the strategy lacks clarity and offers little assurance that the direction taken will result in actual change and positive reform. It is vital that the government’s implementation of the female offender strategy provides and demonstrates a genuine commitment to appropriate provision for females in the CJS through ring-fenced permanent funding as well as top-down accountability.
ISSN:1741-3079
DOI:10.1177/0264550518808363