POLIS: the ANU Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University (ANU) was engaged by the Department of Justice (then the Department of Justice and Attorney-General) to conduct a literature review, based on specific recommendations made by the Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce in Hear her voice Report two – Women and girls’ experiences of the criminal justice system (Report 2). The purpose of the literature review is to outline current evidence-based research that identifies the needs and experiences of women and girls involved with courts and applies gender and cultural lenses to examine the efficacy of court-based interventions.