Policy, purpose, and pragmatism: dilemmas for voluntary and community organisations working with black young people affected by crime
A life sentence really? The resettlement of ex-prisoners with convictions for sexual offences
Is penal reform working? Community sentences and reform sector strategies
The 'alternative to custody' myth
Justice matters for women: lifting the lid on Pandora's box
Talking about unimaginable things to make them visible
'Dauntingly good',
was the description Laurel Townhead at Women in Prison, who is working...
UK Justice Policy Review: Volume 3
Taking a downsizing agenda for women forward: The challenges
Previous posts in this series have identified various limitations of the criminal justice system for women in keeping with the Centre’s analysis that:
- Current responses to ...
Addressing violence against women beyond criminal justice
What would you do if he hit you?
Asked the midwife at an antenatal check up. I won’t go into what I said exactly, but the midwife picked up on what I didn’t say...
Criminal justice and reducing the harms women face - lifting the lid on Pandora’s box
Prime Minister David Cameron was recently questioned by the House of Common’s Liaison Committee on the...
Justice Matters for Women
What is Justice Matters for Women about?
Criminal justice fails women.
Current responses to criminalised women are seriously flawed and harmful to women. Prioritising the criminal justice system in our response to violence against women has undermined the development of more effective ways to address the harms women face.