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Criminal justice liaison and diversion schemes: A focus on women offendersReferences1 Reed J (1992) Review of Health and Social Services for Mentally DisorderedOffenders and Others Requiring Similar Services London: HMSO.2 Home Office (1990) Circular 66/90 Provision for Mentally DisorderedOffenders London: Home Office.3 Home Office (1995) Circular 12/95 Mentally Disordered Offenders: Interagencyworking London: HMSO.4 Edgar K (2004) Lacking Conviction: The rise of the women’s remandpopulation London: Prison Reform Trust.5 Department of Health (2005) Offender Mental Healthcare Pathway London:Department of Health.6 Sainsbury Centre (2006) London’s Prison Mental Health Services: A reviewLondon: The Sainsbury Centre.7 Care Services Improvement Partnership (2006) Women at Risk: The mentalhealth of women in contact with the judicial system London: Department ofHealth.8 Department of Health (2007) Improving Health, Supporting Justice: Aconsultation London: Department of Health.9 Baroness Jean Corston (2007) The Corston Report London: Home Office.10 Home Office (2004) Women’s Offending Reduction Programme Action PlanLondon: Home Office.11 Fawcett Society (2006) Doing Your Duty: Guide to the Gender Equality Duty,London: Fawcett Society.12 Fawcett Society (2006) Understanding Your Duty: Report on the GenderEquality Duty and the criminal justice system London: Fawcett Society.13 Howard League for Penal Reform (2006) Prison Information Bulletin 2:Women and girls in the penal system London: Prison Reform Trust.14 Women’s Estate Policy Unit (2003) Working with Women Prisoners London:Prison Service.15 Singleton N, Meltzer H, Gatward R, Coid J and Deasy D (1998) PsychiatricMorbidity Among Prisoners in England and Wales London: The StationeryOffice.16 Rickford D (2003) Troubled Inside: Responding to the mental health needs ofwomen in prison London: Prison Reform Trust.17 Meltzer H, Jenkins R, Singleton N, Charlton J and Yar M (2003) ‘Non-fatalsuicide behaviour among prisoners’ International Review of Psychiatry, 15,pp. 148-149.18 Shaw J, Appleby L and Baker D (2003) A National Study of Prison Suicides1999-2000 London: Department of Health.19 Borrill J, Maden A, Martin A, Weaver T, Stimson G, Farrell M and Barnes T(2001) Differential Substance Misuse Treatment Needs of Women, EthnicMinorities and Young Offenders in Prison: Prevalence of substance misusetreatment needs London: Home Office.20 Centre for Public Innovation (2005) Court Diversion and Liaison Schemes:Recommendations for models of care London: Centre for Public Innovation.21 Department of Health (2003) Mainstreaming Gender and Women’s MentalHealth: Implementation Guide London: Department of Health.22 Nacro (2005) Findings of the 2004 Survey of Court Diversion/CriminalJustice Mental Health Liaison Scheme for Mentally Disordered Offenders inEngland and Wales London: Nacro.23 Nacro (2006) Liaison and Diversion Schemes for Mentally DisorderedOffenders: A mental health good practice guide London: Nacro.24 Birmingham L (2001) ‘Diversion from custody’ Advances in PsychiatricTreatment, 7, pp. 198-207.Do you need this leafletin another format?Ring 020 7840 7220.Nacro’s Mental Health UnitNacro believes that responses to offenders withmental health needs should focus on their care andtreatment rather than on punishment. To help bringabout this change, Nacro campaigns for: more effective working partnerships betweenagencies the development of specialist skills in the criminaljustice system better information sharing the education and training of staff so that theyhave the skills and encouragement they need towork with a group who can be difficult andunrewarding.Nacro’s Mental Health Unit has been working to tackleproblems faced by offenders with mental healthneeds since 1990. We work with government agenciesat a national and local level to develop more effectiveways to deal with offenders with mental health needs.We provide a range of services: information andadvice; policy development and other consultancyservices; and training. We also run a major annualconference on mental health and crime.Nacro has a specialist mental health websitewhich offers information and support for practitionersand policy makers working in the field of criminaljustice and mental health. To find out more, visit thewebsite or contact the Mental Health Unit on 020 78401209 or email mentalhealth@nacro.org.uk.www.nacromentalhealth.org.ukICPRThe Institute for Criminal Policy Research (ICPR)carries out multi-disciplinary research into crime andthe criminal justice system. We produce work whichis independent and objective. Our key audiences aremanagers and practitioners within the criminal justicesystem, other professionals working with offenders,and politicians and their advisors. Our researchapproaches incorporate both quantitative andqualitative methods. Our main areas of researchinclude:the quality and effectiveness of public servicesand resources (including police, probation andservices for offenders and drug users)the causes, consequences and prevention ofoffendingpublic attitudes towards crime and sentencing,the police and community safety.www.umds.ac.uk/schools/law/research/icpr/12