Promises, promises: can the Female Offender Strategy deliver?

Booth, N, Masson, I and Baldwin, L (2018) 'Promises, promises: can the Female Offender Strategy deliver?' Probation Journal, 65 (4). pp. 429-438. ISSN 0264-5505

Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/0264550518808363

Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	female offender strategy, women in the criminal justice system, penal policy, gender-specific, female prisoners
Divisions:	School of Sciences
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1177/0264550518808363
Date Deposited:	18 Jun 2020 15:30
Last Modified:	15 Aug 2021 09:54
URI / Page ID:	https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/13271

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