Working with female offenders : a gender-sensitive approach /

"Taking into account the special needs of girls and women within a system designed by men for male offenders, Working with Female Offenders offers counselors, correctional officers, lawyers, probation officers - in short, anyone who works in some capacity with female offenders - an evidence-bas...

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Main Author: Van Wormer, Katherine S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, [2010]
Series:Wiley Online Library.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Taking into account the special needs of girls and women within a system designed by men for male offenders, Working with Female Offenders offers counselors, correctional officers, lawyers, probation officers - in short, anyone who works in some capacity with female offenders - an evidence-based, gentler approach for working effectively and successfully with girls and women in trouble with the law." "Working with Female Offenders provides coverage devoted to the nature of female crime and to the institutional settings in which much of the female-specific programming is designed to take place. This timely volume equips professionals with proven counseling strategies tailored to fit this population."--Jacket.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 298 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-289) and index.
ISBN:1118012119 (electronic bk.)
1118265580 (electronic bk.)
9781118012116 (electronic bk.)
9781118265581 (electronic bk.)
DOI:10.1002/9781118265581