Implementing services for women offenders and those 'at risk' of offending - Action research with Together Women
Date: 01 August 2008
Together Women began operating between late 2006 and early 2007 from centres in the North West and Yorkshire and Humberside. It was set up to address the needs of women offenders to prevent reoffending, and the needs of women deemed at risk of reoffending, and to divert both groups from prosecution and custody.
The report uses action research to examine the setting up and initial delivery of the programme, and discusses findings in relation to three areas:
- how and why contact with Together Women leads to change
- early perspectives of stakeholders and service users on the value of the programme
- how interventions and change can be monitored and measured.
The research found that Together Women had been efficiently implemented, and had been welcomed by stakeholders and service users.