Supporting Women in the Criminal Justice System: Improving Conditions, Increasing Support for Inmates & Reducing Reoffending

Public Policy Exchange will be hosting a webinar on Supporting Women in the Criminal Justice System: Improving Conditions, Increasing Support for Inmates & Reducing Reoffending

Supporting Women in the Criminal Justice System: Improving Conditions, Increasing Support for Inmates & Reducing Reoffending | Public Policy Exchange

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 Offender Strategy, as well as the 2019 Farmers Review, and what this means for stakeholders

• Identify strategies for improving education and training opportunities and take-up in prisons, helping women back into employment and securing accommodation after leaving prison

• Discuss how women victims, especially of crimes such as rape and domestic violence, can be better supported by the police

• Explore the challenges female victims face as they go through the CJS and how this can be improved

• Discuss how to improve conditions within female prisons, including how to improve mental health provision, reduce incidences of self-harm, improve drug treatment and reduce drug misuse

• 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 register your place at this event please click on the link – Public Policy Exchange