To assess whether the prison services are currently meeting the needs of the selected group (Women)
You should identify the roup and the needs of the have women demographic and asses whether the prison services are currently meeting the needs of selected group.
In this assignment I have chosen women as the demographic group
Structure:
1.Identify the demographic group, in this case women.
2.Identify what their specific needs are (I.e why are they different to other prisoners) its about focusing on why women have different needs to other demographic groups
make sure this is substantial crytical analysis as to whether the needs of women are being met in prisons (by following all the sources included below, in order to asses whether their needs are being met or not)
If they are not being met, you should suggest reforms of the needs which are not being met.
4.Conclusion as to whether the needs are being met or not.
Sources to include:
Journal articles are not of much use it should be rather recent sources such as inspection reports, annual reports and thematic reports.
Sources which should be used…
Her majesty inspectorate of prisons
Prison reforms trust
The justice committee
Prison and probation ombudsman
Various charities involved in this area- These sources produce good quality and credible reports in relation to the information required.
