This report looks at the development of policy and practice with regards to women offenders, six years after the Corston Report was first published.
The report makes a series of recommendations about the government's review of the female custodial estate, including a proposal for the review to examine support for the development and sustainability of family ties. The report comments on how far a 'whole system approach' has been developed for women offenders, and points out the impact that supporting offenders' children can have on intergenerational offending. Recommendations include; the impact of a parent's imprisonment on children should be considered both at the sentencing stage and after imprisonment; and the Troubled Families programme should explicitly direct support to children with parents involved in the criminal justice system.
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