The Turn Around Project is targeted at women in the Criminal Justice System to address behaviour and prevent re-offending.
We are contracted by the Ministry of Justice to provide Women’s Services across Derbyshire to women in the Criminal Justice System. Our services address offending behaviour and preventing re-offending, offering an alternative to custody. We provide a package of 1-1 support and group programmes, aimed to address criminogenic needs and to improve compliance with orders and licenses.
A women’s journey may start in prison where up to 6 support sessions can be offered around identified needs for Accommodation and Social Inclusion. In addition a release plan is jointly agreed with the Probation Practitioner, Substance Misuse teams and other specialist agencies. Relationship building is key so we aim for the same staff member that visits in prison to continue the support in the community around the full range of identified criminogenic needs.
Alternatively, women may be given Community Sentences by the courts. Instead of going to prison the woman is referred by her Probation Practitioner into our service for support around a range identified needs such as Education, Training & Employment, Emotional Wellbeing and Dependency & Recovery.
At our centre we also offer many wrap-around services and all staff are trained to deliver holistic and person-centred support. There are a number of Women’s Work projects which can offer ongoing support once women have completed their orders, reducing the chances of re-offending. Often our support is the first time that the women attending have had the opportunity and dedicated support to address the issues which are holding them back in life and which led to their offending behaviour in the first place
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What our empowered women have to say...
Thank you to Gemma and all staff for making me feel welcome. I felt very anxious at the start but now I have finished I feel like I want to keep coming back. It’s a safe place for me to learn and grow and I enjoy all of the sessions that are there. The staff are lovely, and kind and caring and all show support to you. It doesn’t matter what you are there for because everyone is together working through it all.
Member – Turn Around Project
I can’t thank Women’s Work enough for their kindness help and guidance which has enabled me to help women within the community. Just seeing the positive impact Women’s Work makes on service users has made me so proud to be part of the volunteer team. Thank you Women’s Work for all that you do for women and thank you so much for letting me be part of that.
Debra Wilson – Volunteer
The Change programme has given me a more positive outlook on doing group activities. The topics were interesting and helped me to see my own views and the importance of them in life.
Member – Change Programme
After doing the Anger Management programme, I am now able to walk away from situations rather than hurt someone
Member – Anger Management
Completing the Change programme has helped me better understand my mental health and ways of dealing with things
Member – Change Programme
At the end of the programme I feel able to say 100% that there will be no future re- offending for me. I am now positively focussed, re-housed, I have successfully reduced my alcohol in-take.