UID:
almafu_9959328890302883
Format:
1 online resource (xv, 298 pages)
ISBN:
9781118012116
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1118012119
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9781118265581
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1118265580
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1282884638
,
9781282884632
Content:
"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.
Note:
A gendered approach -- Traditional and gender-sensitive treatment for delinquent girls -- The nature of women's crime -- Women in prison -- Gender-sensitive programming within institutional settings -- Counseling the female offender -- Teaching life skills and promoting healing -- Epilogue.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Van Wormer, Katherine S. Working with female offenders. Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, ©2010 ISBN 9780470581537
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118265581
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118265581
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118265581
