Resource Library
The NWJC champions and promotes best practice for working with women in contact with the criminal justice system.
This library catalogues a wide range of resources that consolidate and demonstrate the collective wisdom and expertise of women’s organisations and criminal justice specialists. It contains briefing papers, reports, policy documents, current research and other useful resources that provide insight, expertise and best practice examples for working with and supporting women and girls.
Resources can be filtered by keywords, themes, organisation and format and search results include links to further information and downloadable content.
Please contact us to recommend any additional resources that should be added to the Resource Library.
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Hibiscus
Race, Migration, Criminalisation and Mental Health
The gendered experiences of Black, minoritised and migrant women in contact with the criminal justice system supported by Hibiscus Initiatives. Author: Pricille Manga, Naomi Nyamwya Keywords: barriers…
Routes to power and influence for UK women’s organisations
This report consoldiates research conducted in spring and early summer of 2022 and seeks to explore and understand the opportunities for small and grassroots women’s organisations to catalyse ch…
Centre for Women's Justice
Double Standard: Ending the unjust criminalisation of victims of violence against women and girls
This report sets out evidence of the unjust criminalisation of victims of VAWG in England and Wales for alleged offending resulting from their experience of abuse, and the reforms in law and practice …
Women in Prison
The Value of Women’s Centres
Women’s Centres take an approach that encompasses all aspects of a woman’s life and provide services and support from housing and finances to domestic abuse and harmful substance use. Wome…
Advance
No Relief: the impact of Covid 19 on women’s mental health
Advance conducted research with the women using their services during the first year of the pandemic, publishing findings and recommendations in their 2021 report, Women Demand Better Mental Health: t…
Anawim
Anawin Annual Report: 2022
Anawim’s published annual report: 2022 Keywords: family, feminist leadership, financial sustainability, funding, gender and trauma informed, gender responsive, gender specific, gender-responsive…
Birmingham and Lewisham African Caribbean Health Inequalities Review
The main aim of this review was to improve the health of Black African and Black Caribbean people by listening to them, recognising their priorities, discussing, and reflecting on findings and coprodu…
Missed and Lost Opportunities – Recognising Maternal Trauma in Probation Supervision
This article summarises key findings from an investigation into the long term impact of maternal imprisonment on maternal identity and role. Author: Dr Lucy Baldwin Keywords: criminal justice, early m…
Anawim
Bridging the gap: Dawn House – The First Five Years
Five years ago, Anawim established Dawn House, a residential centre for women leaving prison. Dawn House was designed to fill a gap in safe accommodation and support for women on short sentences leavi…
Hibiscus
Tackling Double Disadvantage: Ending inequality for Black, Asian, minoritised and migrant women in the criminal justice system
The aim has been to improve outcomes and reduce inequalities and discrimination against Black, Asian, minoritised and migrant women in contact with the criminal justice system. To achieve this through…
We Are Lancashire Women
Lancashire Women Annual Report: 2021-2022
Lancashire Women is governed by a board of trustees. These local volunteers bring on board expertise and experience in key areas including: health, justice and finance. Our Trustees have overall contr…
National Audit Office
Improving outcomes for women in the criminal justice system
This report largely focuses on the commitments of the Female Offender Strategy and does not aim to assess all the various individual interventions or initiatives carried out by the Ministry and wider …