Problem-solving courts

A Mentzou, N Mutebi - 2023 - discovery.dundee.ac.uk
Problem-solving courts (PSC) are a problem-solving approach targeting the complex needs
of individuals within the criminal or family justice systems. Over the last 20 years, PSC have …

Successful Resettlement or Setting Women Up to Fail? Policy and Practice for Women Released from Prison in England and Wales

KS Williams, J Earle - The Wiley Handbook on What Works with …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter focuses on the resettlement challenges faced by women in England and Wales,
particularly given the preponderance of short custodial sentences for women, the extension …

Governing marginalised women: Gendered dimensions of the 'carceral-assistential net'

L Povey - 2022 - shura.shu.ac.uk
This doctoral thesis examines the dual penal and welfare aims or 'arms' of the 'state',
foregrounding the often-neglected experiences of marginalised women who are caught …

Women, Crime, and Justice in England and Wales

L Gelsthorpe - The Wiley Handbook on What Works with Girls …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter describes policy and practice developments in England and Wales in particular
as they relate specifically to women in conflict with the law and in contact with the criminal …

Assessing the viability of problem-solving courts for criminalised women

L Carly, B Nicole - … Handbook of Women's Experiences of Criminal …, 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter explores the need for and expansion of problem-solving courts (PSCs) as well
as the ongoing challenges they face in the wider policy context of long-standing calls for …