{"id":371,"date":"2020-02-07T14:49:30","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T14:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmuperu.co.uk\/bjcj\/?p=371"},"modified":"2020-08-19T15:09:38","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T14:09:38","slug":"womens-needs-on-probation-should-be-but-are-not-being-addressed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmuperu.co.uk\/bjcj\/blog\/womens-needs-on-probation-should-be-but-are-not-being-addressed\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s needs on probation, should be, but are not being addressed\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Published<\/span><\/td>\n07\/02\/2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Author(s)<\/td>\nRachel Goldhill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Read the journal article corresponding to this blog:\u00a0CHALLENGES OF GENDER-RESPONSIVITY IN PROBATION WORK WITH WOMEN SERVICE USERS<\/a><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image media=”372″ media_width_percent=”100″][vc_column_text]In the article for the BJCJ,\u00a0\u201cChallenges of gender-responsivity in probation work\u201d<\/a>, I report on findings from my PhD research (2011-2015), examining the supervision of women probationers in England. My research took place during a period of substantial change and uncertainty in the probation service, prior to and during the implementation process (January 2014 to February 2015) of Transforming Rehabilitation (TR). Included is a focus on Corston\u2019s (2007) recommendations and subsequent guidance documents which argue (not for the first time) that women in the criminal justice system (CJS) have different and more complex needs to men which should be, but are not, being addressed.<\/p>\n

Videoing supervision sessions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Through the videoing of supervision sessions and interviews with probation workers and women probationers my research explored whether practitioners are aware of and valued gender-responsiveness within the supervision process. Gender-responsivity is particularly relevant because of the widely acknowledged extensive victimisation and subsequent trauma experienced by women probationers and prisoners. It seems that even where practitioners are aware and committed to a gender-responsive approach, they find themselves compromised by organisational barriers.<\/p>\n

Key areas for consideration<\/strong><\/p>\n

A number of areas are examined in the article to gauge practitioners\u2019 awareness of issues surrounding gender:<\/p>\n