female offenders

Trauma Informed Practice in a Women’s Prison

[Prison Service Journal (2023)]

PSJ article written by former Unlocked Graduate, Iona Warren, includes observations on practice and recommendations for improvement.

Keywords: female offenders, trauma

Restricted status children and prisoners held in women’s establishments

[HMI Prisons (2023)]

HMI Prisons thematic review on the treatment and outcomes of restricted status children held in female prisons.

Keywords: young people, female offenders

“This is Me”: A Child Impact Assessment toolkit

[Prison Reform Trust (2022)]

Resources to support children with a mum in the criminal justice system, from the Prison Reform Trust.

Keywords: children, families, female offenders

New Hall Departure Lounge

[Yorks & the Humber Probation (2023)]

Kathy Biggar Trophy runner-up: The Departure Lounge outside New Hall offers a comfortable and welcoming environment to newly released women, where they can get a warm drink and snacks, use a phone and charge their own, plan their onward journey, and get information and guidance from the centre’s staff.

Keywords: resettlement, female offenders

Women’s Trauma Informed Community Healthcare Project

[West Midlands Probation (2023)]

Kathy Biggar Trophy Winner: The Women’s Trauma Informed Community Healthcare Project is a joint project between Sandwell & Dudley Probation, the NHS, and Black Country Women’s Aid, aimed at ensuring the women in their care get the healthcare support they need.

Keywords: female offenders, healthcare

A thematic review of outcomes for girls in custody

[HMI Prisons (2022)]

Report on a thematic review of outcomes for girls in custody by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons.

Keywords: young people, female offenders

Disrupting the Routes between Care and Custody for Girls and Women

[Lancaster University (2022)]

Report, based on a review of the research literature and new research conducted by the authors, on the role experiences of care can have on women and girls and how to help prevent care leavers from ending in custody.

Keywords: young people, female offenders, care leavers

Maternal imprisonment

[Clinks (2021)]

This evidence review provides an in-depth look at the issue of maternal imprisonment and the impact of this imprisonment on the children affected, the mothers themselves and the family members (typically grandmothers) who take over childcare responsibilities. [From the Clinks online Evidence Library].

Keywords: female offenders, families, mothers, children

Women – evidence base

[HMI Probation (2021)]

Summary of the evidence base relating to probation work and women. [From HMI Probation’s Research and Analysis collection].

Keywords: female offenders

Getting out for Good: Preventing Gangs Through Participation

[HMI Probation (2021)]

Academic insights: this report summarises the research evidence on girls and gangs, and how this has been utilised to develop the ‘Getting out for Good’ project which combines gender-specific mentoring with sporting and cultural activities. [From HMI Probation’s Research and Analysis collection].

Keywords: gangs, young people, female offenders