Experiences of Punishment, Abuse and Justice by Women and Families

Volume 2

Natalie Booth, Isla Masson, Lucy Baldwin

• Publisher: Policy Press
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN: 9781447363903
• eBook ISBN: 9781447363927
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Criminology
• Index: Social Sciences

Women and families within the criminal justice system (CJS) are increasingly the focus of research and this book considers the timely issues concerning experiences of punishment, abuse and justice. With insights from frontline practice and from the lived experiences of women, the collection examines prison experiences in a post-COVID-19 world, domestic violence and the successes and failures of family support.

A companion to the first edited collection, Critical Reflections on Women, Family, Crime and Justice, the book sheds new light on the challenges and experiences of women and families who encounter the CJS.

Accessible to both academics and practitioners and with real-world policy recommendations, this collection demonstrates how positive change can be achieved.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Notes on contributors
• Acknowledgements
• Foreword: time to shift the focus and reduce the use of the penal system for women
• 1 Keeping the conversation going: the Women, Family, Crime and Justice network
• Part I Punishing women in the criminal justice system
• Part II Violence, abuse and justice
• Index