Working title of PhD: Specialist Trauma-informed Services for Women Offenders within the Scottish Prison System and Critical Criminology concerns with Gendered Carceral (In)Justice.
Institution: University of Stirling
Year Commenced: 2025
Full or part-time: Part time
Funding Source: Self-funded
Supervisors: Marty Chamberlain
Synopsis:
Research into the experiences of women in the justice system with a focus on trauma-informed services due to the high level of women who have experienced trauma. A mixed methods approach will be utilised with a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. Participants in the research will be professionals in the field, including justice staff and people with lived experience if possible. Preventative approaches will be explored as will types of support provided. It will be asked if there are alternatives to incarceration for women and will question whether women should be in prison. Thematic analysis will be used to analyse qualitative findings and appropriate software will be used for interview findings.
Keywords: Gender, justice, trauma.
Criminal Justice and Health
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