Working with female offenders
Subtitle: a gender-sensitive approach
By: Katherine van Wormer.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9780470581537
Subjects: Women prisoners -- United States; Women prisoners -- Counseling of -- United States; Female offenders -- United States
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A gendered approach; title: Traditional and gender-sensitive treatment for delinquent girls; title: The nature of women's crime; title: Women in prison; title: Gender-sensitive programming within institutional settings; title: Counseling the female offender; title: Teaching life skills and promoting healing.