'We've not given up': young women surviving the criminal justice system.

12 May 2022

Agenda and the Alliance for Youth Justice (AYJ)

Young women are in a unique position in the criminal justice system. As a minority on account of both their age and their gender, they are systematically overlooked in policy and practice and have limited access to specialist support.

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National policy and practice guidance

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Welfare

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