NCJ Number
122135
Journal
Lay Panel Magazine Volume: 22 Dated: (September 1989) Pages: 11-13
Date Published
1989
Length
3 pages
Annotation
Women offenders in England and Wales are described by statistics covering the following: cautions as opposed to prosecutions, custodial and non-custodial sentences, remands before trial or sentence, women in prisons, and rehabilitation of women inmates.
Abstract
Official statistics report that women commit far fewer offenses (16 percent of the total) than men with 75 percent consisting of theft and handling stolen goods. However, in 1987, girls aged 10 to 17 committed 22 percent of all detected indictable juvenile crime, an increase over previous years. In comparison with men, women were more likely to receive a formal warning instead of being prosecuted, reflecting the fact that they generally commit less serious offenses. Likelihood of going to prison for indictable offenses increased from 1977 to 1987, from three to eight percent. Prison conditions are described with a projection of places available and discussion of 12 establishments for women and three mother and baby units. Resettlement concerns are reviewed.