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The Corston Agenda: supporting women at risk of offending
- Author:
- EPSTEIN Rona
- Journal article citation:
- Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 28.8.10, 2010, pp.537-539.
- Publisher:
- LexisNexis Butterworths
- Place of publication:
- London
Many women in prison have with low level mental health issues and are at risk of self harm. In 2007 a report by Baroness Jean Corston, 'Women with Particular Vulnerabilities in the Criminal Justice System', called for improved community alternatives to custody for women and investment in diverting women away from offending. This article looks at projects set up after the Corston Report, which aim to support vulnerable women at risk of offending and divert them from custody. The article focuses on initiatives that are part of The Corston Independent Funders' Coalition; the National Development Programme; and the Women's Centres Forum.
Criminal justice and mental health
- Author:
- EPSTEIN Rona
- Journal article citation:
- Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 30.1.10, 2010, pp.57-60.
- Publisher:
- LexisNexis Butterworths
- Place of publication:
- London
The Bradley report, published in April 2009, made recommendations on how offenders with mental health problems or learning disabilities could, in appropriate cases, be diverted from prison to other services and the barriers to such diversion. Plans to implement the recommendations were published in November 2009 in the Department of Health report Improving health, supporting justice. This article provides an overview of both reports.