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Women on probation and parole : a feminist critique of community programs & services /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Morash, Merry, 1946-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston : Hanover [N.H.] : Northeastern University Press ; University Press of New England, [2010]
Series:Northeastern series on gender, crime, and law.
Subjects:
Women drug addicts > Rehabilitation.
Crime > Sex differences.
Female offenders.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : research purposes and design
  • The women on probation and parole
  • Dominant crimes
  • Women's characteristics by dominant crime subgroup
  • Outcomes in the two counties
  • Drug users who fail
  • Supervision for women using drugs but not failing
  • Positive changes for substance-centered women
  • Keeping women off drugs
  • Supervision for women without drug problems
  • Conclusion : key findings and implications.