What Works With Women Offenders

ISBN-13: 9781843922407 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 326 str.

Rosemary Sheehan; Gill McIvor; Chris Trotter

Opis

The number of women prisoners has been growing rapidly during recent years and in many places has more than doubled in the past decade. However, most of the research and publications in this area are related to men. What Works with Women Offenders provides a comprehensive analysis of issues relating to work with women offenders, with chapters written by academics and professionals with a high degree of expertise in their specific field. Its international and practical focus will enable readers to apply the material directly to work with women offenders.

Spis treści

Introduction,Rosemary Sheehan, Gill McIvor and Chris Trotter 1. The nature of female offending, Gill McIvor 2. The transitional pathways of young female offenders: towards a non-offending style, Monica Barry 3. Sentencing and gender, Loraine Gelsthorpe 4. Risks and needs: factors that predict women's incarceration and inform service planning, Margaret Severson, Marianne Berry and Judy L. Postmus 5. Responding to drug and alcohol problems:innovations and effectiveness in treatment programmes for women, Margaret Malloch and Nancy Loucks 6. Cognitive behavioral programmes, Sue Pearce 7. Parole and probation, Chris Trotter 8. Responding to mental health needs of female offenders, Jim Ogloff and Christine Tye 9. Responding to the health and medical needs of female offenders, Angela M. Wolf, Fabiana Silva, Kelly E. Knight and Shabnam Javdani 10. Women prisoners and their children, Rosemary Sheehan and Catherine Flynn 11. Barriers to employment, training and education in prison and beyond: a peer-led solution, Paul Senior, Caroline O'Keeffe and Valerie Monti Holland 12. Employment:offending and re-intergration, Tracie McPherson 13. Housing and support after prison, Sally Malin 14. What does work for women offenders?, Rosemary Sheehan, Gill McIvor and Chris Trotter