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Women and Criminal Justice: Where are we Now?

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AuthorJean Hine
Pages5-18
5
British Journal of Community Justice
©2019 Manchester Metropolitan University
ISSN 1475-0279
Vol. 15(1) 5–18
WOMEN AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE: WHERE ARE WE
NOW?
Jean Hine, Co-Editor, British Journal of Community Justice
Abstract
This paper recognises th at interest and concerns about the plight of women involved in
offending and the criminal justice system are not new but attention to this issue has
increased internationally in recent years. This article offers a brief review of this
international work historically and recently before focussing on the current position in
England and Wales. The latest statistics are presented to show ho w the position of women
and prison has changed little since the seminal Corston report of 2007 and then offers a
critique of the 2018 Female Offend er Strategy for England and Wales. It acknowledges
that while the strategy picks up many of the themes and recommendations of Corston,
the report itself is barely mentioned in the strategy and although the st rategy offers much
in ambition there is little in terms of immediate practical impact on the ground. While
England and Wales can learn from some of th e work in the rest of the UK and other
countries, many of the limitations of the E ngland and Wales strategy are also applicable to
other jurisdictions.
Keywords
Women offenders; criminal justice system; Corston report

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