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Women and the Criminal Justice System 2019

This report compiles statistics from data sources across the Criminal Justice System, to provide a combined perspective on the typical experiences of males and females in England and Wales.

Applies to England and Wales

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Statistics on Women and the Criminal Justice System, 2019

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Chapter 3: Victims tables

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Chapter 4: Police activity tables

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Chapter 5: Defendants tables

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Chapter 6: Offenders under supervision or in custody tables

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Chapter 7: Offender characteristics

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Chapter 9: Practitioners tables

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Technical guide to women and the criminal justice system statistics

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Details

Biennial statistics on the representation of sex groups as victims, suspects, defendants, offenders and employees in the Criminal Justice System.

These reports are released by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and produced in accordance with arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

Pre-release access

The bulletin is produced and handled by the ministry’s analytical professionals and production staff. Pre-release access of up to 24 hours is granted to the following persons:

Ministry of Justice

Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice; Minister of State for Prisons and Probation; Parliamentary Under Secretary of State; Parliamentary Under Secretary of State; Lords spokesperson – Ministry of Justice; Permanent Secretary; Director General, Chief Financial Officer; Deputy Director, Bail, Sentencing and Release Policy; Director, Offender and Youth Justice Policy; Director General, Policy and Strategy Group; Director, Data & Analytical Services Directorate Acting Head of Justice Statistics Analytical Services; Head of Criminal Court Statistics; Head of HMPPS Equalities Statistics; Lead on HMPPS Equalities report; Head YJB Statistics; Senior Data Analyst, YJB; Legal Aid Statistician; Head of Prison and Probation Statistics; Team Leader, Prison Statistics; Reoffending, Probation and Payment by Results Statistics; Senior Statistical Officer; Statistical Officer; Acting Head of Data Innovation, Analysis and Linking; Head of Sentencing, Criminal Records and Community Justice Policy, Policy Lead, Female Offenders; 7 Policy Advisors; 10 Private Secretaries; Head of News; 5 Press Officers; 1 Special Advisor.

Home Office

Home Secretary; Minister of State for Crime and Policing; Permanent Secretary, Home Office; Director of Crime, Home Office; Chief Statistician; Head of Crime and Policing Statistics; 3 Crime and Policing Analysts; 3 Police Powers Unit Policy; Policing Minister’s Private Office; 3 Private Secretaries; 3 Press Officers.

Lord Chief Justice’s Office

Lord Chief Justice; Head of the Criminal Justice Team; and 2 Private Secretaries.

Office for National Statistics

2 Research Officers.

Department for Education

2 Research Officers; and 1 Press Officer.

NHS England

1 Analyst.

HM Inspectorate of Prisons

1 Research Officer.

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Published 26 November 2020

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