The efficacy of offence-specific interventions in reducing risk and recidivism in women: a systematic review

• Published in: The journal of forensic psychiatry & psychology Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 291 - 322
• Main Authors: Galway, Róisín, Swales, Michaela A, Wane, Julia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 04.05.2022; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Efficacy; forensic; gender-responsive; Inpatient care; Intervention; offender behaviour; Offending; prison; Prisons; Probation service; Recidivism; Risk reduction; Self report; Systematic review; violence; Women

Almost a quarter of women released from prisons in England and Wales reoffend; this figure is three times higher for women serving less than 12-month sentences. Offender programmes used within prison, probation, and forensic inpatient services aim to reduce an individual's risk of reoffending....