justice matters for women

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Is Lady Justice blind or just blinkered?

Most people will be familiar with ‘Lady Justice’ – a statue or picture of a woman often blindfolded, holding a set of scales. Lady Justice is intended to represent objectivity...

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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...

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Punishing women and criminal justice failure

Laurel Townhead and Rebecca Roberts highlight the systemic failings of criminal justice in responding to criminalised women.

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Vive la révolution!

Women's imprisonment is placed under the spotlight in this week's New Statesman by Sophie McBain. Documenting the hardship and trauma faced by women prior to and during imprisonment, the piece outlines the...

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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;

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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...

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Would like to meet... Justice Matters partners

As part of our ongoing work to develop the Justice Matters initiative, the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies is organising a 'partners event' in...

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Is criminal justice a form of violence against women?

Today is the UN’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The purpose of the day is to combat and raise awareness of violence against women.

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Our director Richard Garside highlights a radical thought experiment the Centre will be embarking on in 2014 as part of the Justice Matters initiative.

Starting with the experiences and aspirations of women subject to criminal justice capture - rather than their legal status as suspects,...

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Thinking outside the criminal justice box

It has been a busy month at the Centre as we continue to develop Justice Matters, the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies' three year initiative to...

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Violence against women: Ending the global scourge

A Lancet editorial has commented on a ‘global scourge’ of initimate partner homicide and published findings from a systematic review. You can listen to a podcast about it...