The Assessment and Treatment of Women Offenders
Subtitle: An Integrative Perspective (Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology)
Publisher: Wiley; J. Wiley & Sons
Published: July 18, 2006
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780470864623
First sentence: There is one universally accepted fact about crime - men commit more crime than women.
Description: Provides a review of the research literature, to guide practice in the assessment and treatment of this population. This book provides a historical overview of women's crime and imprisonment, followed by a global review of various theories of female criminality. It also reviews the psychology of criminal conduct.