Supporting Women in the Criminal Justice System

 
 
 

Public Policy Exchange will be hosting a webinar ‘Supporting Women in the Criminal Justice System: Protecting the Vulnerable, Reducing Reoffending & Improving Conditions’ on Tuesday, February 8th 2022 at 9:30am — 1:00pm.

Key Speakers

  • Olivia Dehnavi, Policy and Research Officer at Working Chance

  • Anita Dockley, Research Director at The Howard League for Penal Reform

  • Harriet Wistrich, Solicitor and Director of the Centre for Women's Justice

  • Professor Azrini Wahidin, Professor of Sociology and Criminology and Co-Chair of Women in Prison

  • Helen Mills, Head of Programmes at the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies 

Programme

  • Examine current government policy for addressing the challenges facing women in the criminal justice system (CJS)

  • Understand the ongoing delivery of the 2018 Female Offenders Strategy, as well as the 2019 Farmers Review, and what this means for stakeholders

  • Identify strategies for helping women back into employment and secure accommodation after leaving prison

  • Discuss how to improve conditions within female prisons, including how to reduce the incidence of self-harm

  • Learn about the role domestic violence plays in female offending and how this can be addressed at an earlier stage

  • Evaluate the consequences of high levels of child dependency and how to better support the children of female offenders

  • Share best practice in supporting BAME women’s needs

  • Explore alternatives to imprisonment for female offenders, including current government pilot schemes

To attend this webinar, download and complete the registration form and email to sheila.ramkissoon@parlistudies.org where you will receive joining instructions.

Photo by Samantha Borges on Unsplash

 
Richard Rowley