Young Women's Justice Project Extended
We’re delighted to announce that Agenda Alliance and the Alliance for Youth Justice (AYJ) have been awarded extension funding from Lloyds Bank Foundation to continue the Young Women’s Justice Project.
Influencing change in the criminal justice sector
In partnership with the Alliance for Youth Justice the ‘Young Women's Justice Project’ engages with young women (17-25), front-line practitioners and other experts, with the aim of:
- Building a strong and credible evidence base about the needs of girls and young women in contact with the criminal justice system;
- Influencing government policy and strategies to take account of younger women, with a focus on Black, Asian and minoritised and care experienced girls and young women;
- Enabling the development of effective practice through more gender and age-informed policy;
- Empowering girls and young women as advocates to safely share their experiences and use their voices to make change.
Following generous extension funding from Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales in 2022, we have been focusing on developing our evidence base and recommendations for change further.
Through engagement with young women with lived experience, sector partners, local and national policymakers, and policing practitioners across the country, we have continued to explore how practical changes to policy and practice can improve the experiences of young women in contact with the criminal justice system.
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