Abstract

This paper examines whether rehabilitation delivered to women in prison in Aotearoa New Zealand can be considered trauma-informed. The ability of Corrections departments to implement trauma-informed rehabilitation in prison has been questioned by feminist criminologists. This paper finds there is scope for prison rehabilitation to address the effects of interpersonal violence on women’s offending in ways that build women’s agency and control. For this to happen in a trauma-informed way that doesn’t render women responsible for their trauma, a rethinking of responsibility is needed that is more attuned to the realities of women’s lives and the constrained circumstances they’re living in.

摘要

本文研究了在新西兰奥特阿罗阿为监狱中的女性提供的康复治疗是否可以被认为是创伤知情的。女权主义犯罪学家质疑惩教部门在监狱中实施创伤知情康复的能力。本文发现监狱改造有一定的空间来解决人际暴力对女性犯罪的影响，以建立女性的能动性和控制力。为了以一种不让女性对自己的创伤负责的创伤知情方式发生这种情况，需要重新思考责任，以更加适应女性的生活现实和她们所处的受限环境。