Empowering Women in Criminal Justice: A Transformational Journey

Inspire Women's Team, led by Area Manager Jacqueline Nicholson and Probation Officer Alison McClay, is dedicated to changing lives and creating safer communities through a gender-responsive approach. They work at every stage of the criminal justice system, focusing on supervising sentences, supporting victims, and partnering with male perpetrators for positive change. The team addresses substance misuse, mental health, and family strengthening while emphasizing empowerment and social capital for women on probation. With a strong focus on understanding women's realities and providing multi-dimensional support, they are making a significant impact in Northern Ireland.

• Womens Empowerment
• Criminal Justice
• Gender-Responsive Approach
• Safer Communities
• Probation Officers

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1. Inspire Womens Team Jacqueline Nicholson Area Manager Alison McClay Probation Officer

2. Changing Lives for Safer Communities PBNI engagement with women Work at every stage of Criminal Justice - Court, Community and Custody Supervise sentences such as Community Service, Enhanced Combination Orders Victim Information Unit Work with partners of male perpetrators/Partner support worker Problem Solving Courts Women in Custody INSPIRE

3. Changing Lives for Safer Communities Inspire Corston Report 2007 Dame Anne Owers Review CJI NI 2021 DOJ Strategies

4. Changing Lives for Safer Communities Gender Responsive Approach (1) Creating an environment through site selection, staff selection, programme development, content and material that reflects an understanding of the realities of women s lives and addresses the issues of the participants. (Covington and Bloom 2000)

5. Changing Lives for Safer Communities Gender Responsive Approach (2) Multi dimensional Acknowledges pathways Takes account of social/cultural factors Trauma Informed Strengths Based Focus on self -efficacy

6. Changing Lives for Safer Communities Key Facts 13 Probation Officers 1 Area Manager Throughout Northern Ireland Supervise approximately 400 Women 66% of female Service Users are Mothers 57% have alcohol problems 69% have problems with drugs

7. Addressing Substance Misuse Addressing Mental Health Emotion Management skills Helping women believe in their ability to achieve goals Strengthening Family contact Pro-Social Identity Building Social Capital

8. Mothers on Probation

9. Case Study

10. Working in Partnership

11. Changing Lives for Safer Communities jacqueline.nicholson@probation-ni.gov.uk Alison.mcclay@probation-ni.gov.uk Thank you