A new report by Fawcett’s commission on Women and the Criminal Justice System has found widespread discrimination in practices and attitudes towards women across the criminal justice system. The report Engendering Justice: from Policy to Practice, reveals that although there has been some progress since the Commission began its work in 2003, a gap still remains between policy and implementation.
According to the Commission, the failure to target institutional sexism has resulted in a system which creates a glass ceiling for women working within the system so that higher positions across the sector remains very male-dominated. Visit Fawcett's website for more information.
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