A whole systems approach for women in contact with the CJS (report published)

Clinks Reducing Reoffending Third Sector Advisory Group (RR3) Special Interest Group, has published a report on a ‘Whole Systems Approach’ for women in contact with the criminal justice system. The RR3 convenes Special Interest Groups (SIGs) to advise on specific areas of policy and practice as the need arises.

This SIG follows the establishment of the Women’s Justice Board (WJB) and was instituted in order to provide feedback to both bodies from the perspective of the voluntary sector working in criminal justice.

The report’s findings are based on consultation with 44 individuals drawn from both voluntary and statutory organisations with experience in supporting women through ‘whole system approaches’ (WSAs). The report also includes information from the MoJ on the 4 WSA pilots in an Annex to the report. A Rapid Evidence Review of the impact of women-specific WSAs is being conducted by the MoJ and findings from this will be published in the future.