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The Case for Gendered and Intersectional Approaches to Justice

On 23 August 2023, the Scottish Government published, ‘The Case for Gendered and Intersectional Approaches to Justice’, an independent report commissioned through its Women in Justice Leadership Panel. It concludes that a gendered approach to supporting women in the criminal justice system could lead to improved legitimisation of the system.

Associations Between Significant Head Injury in Male Juveniles in Prison in Scotland UK and Cognitive Function, Disability and Crime

On 12 July 2023, a cross-sectional study by Glasgow University researchers entitled, ‘Associations Between Significant Head Injury in Male Juveniles in Prison in Scotland UK and Cognitive Function, Disability and Crime’ was published. The research was carried out with 103 participants from HMP/YOI Polmont. It found that whilst there was no difference in offending between those with and without significant head injury (SHI), signs of poorer behavioural control and greater psychological distress in juveniles with SHI suggests that they may be at greater risk of reoffending and of potentially becoming lifelong offenders. This implies a need for corresponding “remedial programmes” to take this into account.

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