Exploring shame, love and healing within women’s recovery:

This chapter highlights the growing interest in the field of criminology and women's recovery and rehabilitation in hopes of developing a trauma-informed approach across the criminal justice system. It details the aim of the approach in recognising the ways in which trauma can manifest within the behaviour and lives of individuals. It also mentions the trajectory of the ‘becoming trauma-informed’ movement that has steadily infiltrated women's services and policy strategies within the UK since the early 2000s. The chapter talks about the interest in women's vulnerabilities and experiences of previous trauma that intensified after the release of the Corston Report, which encouraged the greater use of safe women-only spaces, women's centres, and tailored services. It explores the impact, value, and nuances from a dual perspective of support services for women with histories of sex work.