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3 results foundAuthor: Great Britain. National Offender Management Service Title: Stocktake of Women's Services for Offenders in the Community Summary: - In April 2013, the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) provided an additional L3.78 million to Probation Trusts in England & Wales, specifically to enable them to enhance the provision of services they commission or deliver to promote the rehabilitation of female offenders. To assess the impact of this extra investment, we conducted a stocktake of services in the community for female offenders, and this is our report. - NOMS is an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). The main objectives of the agency are to protect the public and reduce reoffending. Where offenders are given a community sentence by the courts, or released from custody on licence, these objectives are at present taken forward by the 35 Probation Trusts in England and Wales, which are responsible for the delivery of services at local level. - Probation Trusts deliver offender services in partnership with a wide range of public, private and third sector providers. They also commission services - sometimes jointly with partners - from other providers. NOMS has a contract with each Probation Trust. It is through contract management arrangements that NOMS ensures that the intentions and plans put forward by Probation Trusts during commissioning rounds are translated into the practical delivery of services in local communities. - In future, these offender services in the community will be delivered by the Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) and (for higher-risk offenders) by the new National Probation Service. This stocktake describes how services for female offenders are delivered at present - and new providers will clearly be very interested in the practice it describes. More specifically, the report examines the impact of the additional L3.78 million provided this year. The aim of this extra investment was to enable Trusts to access additional services for women under their local commissioning arrangements, taking into account the requirement to ensure that services contribute to the overall objectives of the National Offender Management Service. - The extra funding does not represent the total spent by Probation Trusts on services for female offenders: Trusts routinely provide these services through their mainstream delivery. While our main aim in this report has been to identify the new initiatives and services funded from the additional provision, we also briefly highlight the way in which Probation Trusts have used their core funding to strengthen and improve services for female offenders. And wherever possible, we have identified resources contributed by other parties - though this is not always easy to do precisely. Details: London: NOMS, 2013. 38p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed November 25, 2014 at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/252837/stocktake-wcs.pdf Year: 2013 Country: United Kingdom URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/252837/stocktake-wcs.pdf Shelf Number: 134248 Keywords: Community Treatment ProgramsFemale Offenders (U.K.)Female ProbationersOffender Treatment ProgramsRehabilitation Programs |
Author: Bohmert, Miriam Northcutt Title: Access to Transportation and Outcomes for Women on Probation and Parole Summary: The current study focuses attention on a previously understudied topic - transportation deprivation in women offenders. This is a timely and important endeavor given the scale of mass incarceration, number of women on probation and parole, and the numerous barriers women with a criminal record face. The study utilizes a mixed-methods sequential explanatory design of transportation access and its causes and effects on recidivism for 402 women on probation and parole. The study has two phases. The quantitative, first phase, of this project combines multiple indicators of transportation access (e.g., time, cost, stress related to travel) into one composite access score; tests hypotheses linking resources to transportation access; and tests for direct and moderating effects of transportation access on probation/parole violations and recidivism. Quantitative analyses are able to identify associations between transportation resources, transportation access, criminogenic needs, and recidivism; however, the analyses raised questions about why or why not associations were present. To address these questions, a second phase, a qualitative component, undertook analyses to increase understanding of (1) women's experiences and feelings (e.g., any stress, ease) about getting around while under supervision, (2) their strategies for increasing transportation resources and access, (3)the role of transportation access in attending, or missing, required/needed programming and supervision appointments, and (4) whether and how supervision violations or new offenses resulted from lack of transportation access. The follow-up sample included 75 women. The findings of the quantitative analysis found, first, the scope of transportation deprivation was found to be quite extensive; women reported low levels of individual and community level resources. Second, an instrument (a composite score) was found to adequately capture women's level of transportation access. Third, several resources were found to predict transportation access: owning or leasing a vehicle, having a valid driver's license, having difficulty walking, having poor vision, having friends who could help with transportation needs, and living in an area with a low community accessibility score. Fourth, transportation access was found to lower the odds of experiencing recidivism events and the time until these events occurred. Fifth, the findings indicate that transportation access is especially important for women with certain criminogenic needs - those with antisocial friends, histories of child maltreatment, greater family support and greater self-efficacy. The findings of the qualitative analysis found that, first, women experience one to ten types of transportation problems such as difficulty arranging rides, using inadequate bus services and relying on unreliable people for transportation help. Second, women were found to utilize several resources not previously known such as using agency-provided bus tokens or benefitting from having an understanding and non-punitive supervision agent. Third, nine previously unrecognized strategies were identified such as planning in advance for appointments, building extensive support networks and making use of several modes of transportation. Fourth, the relationship between transportation access and recidivism was found to be moderately strong. Overall, the findings indicate that training parole and probation agents to recognize and respond to women's transportation needs will be beneficial. Similarly, transit authorities can benefit from understanding the limitations of their services for women offenders. Details: East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 2014. 117p. Source: Internet Resource: Dissertation: Accessed April 8, 2015 at: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/248641.pdf Year: 2014 Country: United States URL: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/248641.pdf Shelf Number: 135181 Keywords: Female Parolees (U.S.)Female ProbationersRecidivismTransportation |
Author: McDermott, Shelly-Ann Title: Moving forward: empowering women to desist from offending Summary: This qualitative research explores women's experiences of empowerment, desistance and compliance. The study engages directly with seven women sentenced to woman--specific court orders delivered within London Probation. The individual and group interview data were analysed using the template analysis technique (King). The key finding is that women who offend require practical assistance alongside confidence--building support in order to move away from criminal activity. Furthermore, provision should clearly delineate between criminal justice (focused on risk and punishment) and social support (that is individualized and holistic) in order to promote desistance (SETF, 2009). Funding services in a sustainable manner would facilitate women's continued access to provisions within mainstream settings that last beyond short--lived court sentences (Gelsthorpe et al., 2007). Crucially, early and preventive interventions can effectively empower women to overcome underlying problems and pursue conventional lifestyles (SETF, 2009; Sommers et al., 2004). Details: London: Griffins Society, 2012. 75p. Source: Internet Resource: Research Paper 2012/02: Accessed May 27, 2015 at: http://www.thegriffinssociety.org/Research%20Paper%202012-02.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.thegriffinssociety.org/Research%20Paper%202012-02.pdf Shelf Number: 129827 Keywords: DesistanceFemale OffendersFemale ProbationersGender- Specific ProgramsRehabilitationTreatment Programs |