International Review of Custodial Models for Women: Key Messages for Scotland

Resources

This section provides links to relevant websites and reports which may be of interest to policymakers.

Relevant websites

International Centre for Prison Studies

http://www.prisonstudies.org/

International Penal and Penitentiary Foundation

http://www.internationalpenalandpenitentiaryfoundation.org/Site/anglais/anglais.htm

Irish Penal Reform Trust

http://www.iprt.ie/

Penal Reform International

http://www.penalreform.org/priorities/women-in-the-criminal-justice-system/

Includes a 'toolbox' of resources to help policy-makers to implement the Bangkok Rules

Prison Reform Trust

http://www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk/ProjectsResearch/Women

Prison Research Centre

http://www.crim.cam.ac.uk/research/prc/

Prison Service Journal (Centre for Crime and Justice Studies)

http://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/publications/psj

Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR)

http://www.sccjr.ac.uk/

Women in the criminal justice system: key external resources - selection of recommended international resources on women prisoners and offenders

http://www.penalreform.org/resource/women-criminal-justice-system-key-external-resources/

Statistical resources

ICPS International Prison Population Lists

http://www.prisonstudies.org/research-publications?shs_term_node_tid_depth=27

Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings Data

http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Crime-Justice/Datasets/DatasetsCrimProc

Scottish Government Prison Population Statistics

http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Crime-Justice/Datasets/PrisonsDatasets

Scottish Prison Service (SPS) Prison Population Statistics

SPSPopulation.aspx">http://www.sps.gov.uk/Corporate/Information/SPSPopulation.aspx

Scottish Prison Service (SPS) Prison Survey 2013 Female Offenders

http://www.sps.gov.uk/Corporate/Publications/PrisonerSurvey2013FemaleOffenders.aspx

Other reports/projects of interest

ESRC-funded University of Strathclyde study (Barry et al) entitled 'Regulating Justice: The dynamics of compliance and breach in criminal justice social work in Scotland' which is due to complete May 2015

https://pure.strath.ac.uk/portal/en/projects/regulating-justice-the-dynamics-of-compliance-and-breach-in-criminal-justice-social-work-in-scotland%28e32e75bf-359b-4748-9984-1b389f7cc2d4%29.html

See also Centre for Law Crime and Justice - Research into the Dynamics of Compliance within a Criminal Justice Context. http://www.strath.ac.uk/clcj/events/

Deady, C. (2014) Incarceration and Recidivism: Lessons from abroad.

https://www.salve.edu/sites/default/files/filesfield/documents/Incarceration_and_Recidivism.pdf

Interesting paper on recidivism (from an American perspective) - not women specific but discusses the Nordic approach and why recidivism is so low there.

NOMS (2013) UK Female Prison Estate Review (2013)

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/252851/womens-custodial-estate-review.pdf

Prisons of the Future Project

http://www.europris.org/projects/prisons-of-the-future/

European project which will be searching and researching alternatives to regular imprisonment and advise on innovative solutions for future implementation (2014-2016)

British Academy (2014) A Presumption Against Imprisonment: Social Order and Social Values

http://www.britac.ac.uk/policy/Presumption_Against_Imprisonment.cfm

The study explores the reasons behind the high prison population in the UK, as well as offering contributions to the ongoing debate about why and how we should try to reduce both the number of people we imprison, and the length of time for which many are imprisoned.

PRI (2014) The use and practice of imprisonment: current trends and future challenges.

http://www.penalreform.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Trends-Paper-An-Update-May-2014-Final.pdf

Women in Prison (2012) Report on the Roundtable on Small Custodial Units, 15th May 2012

http://www.amimb.org.uk/documents/SmallCustodialUnitsReport-finalversion.pdf

How to access background or source data

The data collected for this social research publication:

☐ are available in more detail through Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics

☒ are available via an alternative route - please refer to the Further Resources and References sections of this report. Further information may be obtained from tamsyn.wilson@scotland.gsi.gov.uk.

☐ may be made available on request, subject to consideration of legal and ethical factors. Please contact <email address> for further information.

☐ cannot be made available by Scottish Government for further analysis as Scottish Government is not the data controller.