Violence against women - is criminal justice the answer?

Rebecca Roberts and Helen Mills comment on the Centre's Justice Matters for Women project, arguing that;

Not only does the system fail women who directly experience violence, abuse and harm, it is also a source of violence against women who are criminalised.  At best, criminal justice is about fire-fighting.  At its worst, it is about throwing more fuel on the fire. 

You can read the comment piece in full here. A workshop event will take place on 26th March 2014.