Establishing a ‘Corstonian’ continuous care pathway for drug using female prisoners

Linking Drug Recovery Wings and Women’s Community Services

Bibliographic Data

ID12900340
AuthorsSharon Grace (0000-0002-3499-3210, University of York, corresponding author), Geoff Page (University of York), Charlie Lloyd (University of York), Lorna Templeton, Zetta Kougali (University of East London), Neil Mckeganey, Alison Liebling (0000-0001-8857-3695, University of Cambridge), Paul Roberts (0000-0002-2363-4909), Chris Russell (0000-0003-1665-1759)
Year2016
Volume16
Issue5
Pages602-621
Publication date2016-02-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCriminology & Criminal Justice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1748-8958 • E-ISSN: 1748-8966
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1748895816632029
OpenAlexW2284563578
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited19

This article outlines the findings from a rapid assessment of pilot Drug Recovery Wings (DRWs) in two women’s prisons and compares the DRW approach with work undertaken in Women’s Community Services (WCSs) commended by the Corston Report. The findings indicate that DRW1 was working more successfully in providing a ‘Corstonian’ approach than DRW2 and the reasons behind this are explored. The article argues that, while pockets of good practice such as WCSs and ‘Corstonian’ DRWs are to be commended, unless there is a continuous care pathway, modelled on Corston’s ideas for working with vulnerable female offenders such as recovering drug users, such work will be limited in its effectiveness. Ideas for how such a systematic approach might work will be outlined

Criminology · Drug · Political science · Psychiatry · Public relations · Sociology · Work (physics · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Engineering · Homelessness and Social Issues · Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes