Outline and critically analyse the extent to which the prison service is currently meeting the specific needs of your selected demographic group, suggesting reform where appropriate.

Sentencing and prisons Assignment:

The Assessment Task

Select a demographic group of prisoners and answer the following question:

Outline and critically analyse the extent to which the prison service is currently meeting the specific needs of your selected demographic group, suggesting reform where appropriate.

Examples of demographic groups include women, children, young adults, IPP prisoners, elderly prisoners, transgender prisons. This is not an exhaustive list – you can choose any distinct group of prisoner provided that there is sufficient information for you to identify their specific needs and current situation within prison.

Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this assessment, you will be able to:
Analyse relevant data, information and literature which informs penal policy and scrutiny of prisons

Critically evaluate how the needs of selected demographic groups are being met by the custodial estate.

Successfully critique selected approaches and solutions to a problem and propose a refined solution.

Your grade will depend on the extent to which you meet these learning outcomes in the way relevant for this assessment.

Question:

To assess whether the prison services are currently meeting the needs of the selected group (Women)

You should identify the roup and the needs of the have women demographic and asses whether the prison services are currently meeting the needs of selected group.

In this assignment I have chosen women as the demographic group.

Structure:
Identify the demographic group, in this case women.

Identify what their specific needs are (I.e why are they different to other prisoners) its about focusing on why women have different needs to other demographic groups
Please make sure this is substantial crytical analysis as to whether the needs of women are being met in prisons (by following all the sources included below, in order to asses whether their needs are being met or not)
If they are not being met, you should suggest reforms of the needs which are not being met.

Conclusion as to whether the needs are being met or not.

Sources are really Web based:
Journal articles are not of much use it should be rather recent sources such as inspection reports, annual reports and thematic reports.
Sources which should be used…
Her majesty inspectorate of prisons
Prison reforms trust
The justice committee
Prison and probation ombudsman
Various charities involved in this area- These sources produce good quality and credible reports in relation to the information required.

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