Women and their Roles as Victims, Offenders and Professionals in the Criminal Justice System

Women and their roles in the criminal justice system

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May 27 , 2010 Women and their roles in the criminal justice system

Introduction

From 2003 , criminal justice system in the UK has been under the observation of Fawcett 's commission especially with more emphasis on how it relates to women . The commission paid so much attention on women 's experiences as offenders , victims and workers in the system and a conclusion was made that women continue to suffer under the system which was designed

for men and by men . It emerged that women continue to be imprisoned even without committing crimes that are violent . The system has also failed in protecting , supporting and providing women , who are violence victims , with justice . It was also established that women are not given the top jobs in the system especially in the areas of legal profession , prison and judiciary and this makes one wonder what is the place of women in the system in regards to their roles as victims ,offenders and professionals (Fawcett 's Society , 2009 . This essay shows that women victims , offenders and professionals are in one way or another treated very differently from their male counterparts in all areas of the criminal justice system

Women as victims in the system

Observation has been made in Scotland that , the experiences that women go through in the criminal and justice system reflect what is going on in the broader contexts of society and politics . The issue of...