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Girls from Wales in the Secure Estate: Sent to Coventry?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2012

Caroline Hughes ,
Sarah Dubberley  and
Julian Buchanan
Caroline Hughes
Affiliation:
Institute of Health, Medical Science and Society, Glyndwr University E-mail: c.hughes@glyndwr.ac.uk
Sarah Dubberley
Affiliation:
Institute of Health, Medical Science and Society, Glyndwr University E-mail: s.dubberley@glyndwr.ac.uk
Julian Buchanan
Affiliation:
Institute of Criminology, Victoria University of Wellington E-mail: julian.buchanan@vuw.ac.nz
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Abstract

Drawing upon recent literature and a small-scale survey that explored the perceptions and experiences of front line workers and incarcerated girls1 from North Wales, this article examines the needs and experiences of girls who commit crime in Wales but are subsequently ‘exported’ to England to serve their sentence. While not literally sent to Coventry, these indigenous girls from Wales are forced to reside in the secure estate in England and metaphorically ‘sent to Coventry’. This article considers important emerging issues including: human rights, discrimination, identity, linguistic need, family contact and resettlement.

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Girlsincarcerationyouth justiceWaleslanguageindigenous

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Social Policy and Society , Volume 11 , Issue 4 , October 2012 , pp. 519 - 531
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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