Three new courts focus on problems behind women’s offending

Three new courts have opened in West Yorkshire, Merseyside and Northumbria to help women offenders tackle addiction, trauma and domestic abuse. The courts are part of a scheme first introduced in 2023, which aims to stop women returning to crime by addressing some of the issues behind their offending.  Judges take a more hands-on role, … Continue reading Three new courts focus on problems behind women’s offending