Public Policy Exchange will be hosting a Webinar Supporting Women in the Criminal Justice System: Protecting the Vulnerable, Reducing Reoffending & Improving Conditions
If you or your colleagues would like to attend this webinar, please email Sheila to register for the webinar.
Key Speakers
- Olivia Dehnavi – Policy and Research Officer at Working Chance
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
How to attend
Please contact Sheila Ramkissoon via email if you would like to attend sheila.ramkissoon@parlistudies.org