Publications from the Griffins Society Visiting Research
Fellowship Programme
Research Papers and Briefings
At the end of their year on the Griffins Society Visiting Research Fellowship Programme, Fellows produce a 10,000 word Research Paper on their findings. Research Papers are available here to view or download as pdf files. Fellows' research can be freely copied and distributed as long as the author and the Griffins Society are credited.
Some Fellows' work is not published on this site. If you would like to contact the author about their research, please email The Griffins Society and we will forward your request on to the author who may reply at their own discretion.
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2009
2009/01:
An Evaluation of the Freedom Programme; a prison support programme for women who have experienced domestic violence.
By Lucy Watkins
2009/02:
The Sustainability of Gender Specific Provision in the Youth Justice System
By Sue Matthews and Cath Smith
2009/05exec:
'A two way process' - Women Offenders, personality, power and partnerships (executive summary)
by Pip Tibbetts
2009/05full:
'A two way process' - full report
by Pip Tibbetts
2008
2008/01:
Volunteering for All? A Qualitative Study of Women Ex-offenders’ Experiences of Volunteering
by Clare Taylor
2007
2007/02:
A Woman's Place? Identifying the Needs of Female Drug Users and Responses in Drug Treatment Policy and Practice.
by Patricia A Trehan
2007/01:
On detention: the use of prison for girls aged under 18
by Sarah Clarke
2006
2006/01:
Provision of Support for Imprisoned Adult Female Street-based Sex Workers
by Louise Clark
2005
2005/01:
Exploring provision for women in approved premises
by Gillian McLeish
2005/02:
Last Chance: older women through the criminal justice system
by Carlie Newman
2004
2004/01:
Supporting People: Good News for Women Ex-offenders?
by Sally Malin
2004/02:
Life on a Life Licence (follow up to 2002/01:Resettlement Issues Facing Women Lifers)
by Rachel Chapman
2004/03:
Self-employment Opportunities For Female Ex-offenders
by Juliet Dempster
2004/04:
'What Works' for Women Who Offend. A Service User's Perspective
by Becky Clarke
2003
2003/01:
A New Probation Partnership? Working With Women to Improve Compliance With Community Sentences
by Kate Storer
2002
2002/01:
Resettlement Issues Facing Women Lifers
by Rachel Chapman
2002/02:
Health Needs of Resettling Female Offenders
by Jane Sheen
We will soon be publishing the remaining two research papers from the 2008-2009 Fellowships Programme, which are:
Pip Tibbetts: ‘A Two-way Process’ – women offenders, personality, power and partnerships.
Sue Matthews and Cath Smith: A study of the benefits and sustainability of gender-specific work with girls and young women in Nottinghamshire YOT.
Research Briefings
(Briefings were discontinued in 2004 when Fellows' Research Papers were made available to download from this site for free)
All Research Briefings are approximately 150-200kb in size.
2002/01: Resettlement Issues Facing Women Lifers
by Rachel Chapman
2002/02: Health Needs of Resettling Female Offenders
by Jane Sheen
2003/01: A New Probation Partnership? Working With Women to Improve Compliance With Community Sentences
by Kate Storer
2003/02: Criminal Justice Experiences of Asian Female Offenders
by Mampriat Gill
2003/03: Last Chance: Older Women Through the Criminal Justice System
by Carlie Newman