The recent increase in women's incarceration around the world has generated significant interest in explaining this growth in numbers and identifying female offenders' distinctive circumstances and needs. It has also prompted a re-examination of community based alternatives to custody and whether and how enhancements to existing community based services might stem the flow of women to custody. Working with Women Offenders in the Community argues that correctional intervention is more effective for women offenders when it is gender responsive, and that the needs of women offenders are best met...
The recent increase in women's incarceration around the world has generated significant interest in explaining this growth in numbers and identifying ...
Though many more women offenders are supervised in the community than in custody, much less is known about their needs and effective approaches to their supervision, support and treatment. Whilst there has been recent attention paid to responding to the needs of women in prison, negligible attention has been paid to women exiting prison, or on community based orders, and what is needed to work with them to reduce re-offending or entry into prison.
Contributions to this book challenge policy-makers and corrections systems to concentrate more on community provision for women offenders...
Though many more women offenders are supervised in the community than in custody, much less is known about their needs and effective approaches to ...
The risk assessment process, the interventions and treatment commenced as a result of it and the theory behind it are central to the administration of criminal justice programmes around the world. Most youth and adult corrections departments routinely conduct risk assessments, which are then used to inform the nature and intensity of subsequent criminal justice interventions. In this unique and important text, a team of the world's leading researchers in the field of criminal justice come together to provide a critique of this risk paradigm, and to provide practical guidance for...
The risk assessment process, the interventions and treatment commenced as a result of it and the theory behind it are central to the administration of...
This book gives us fresh insights into the complex task of child protection and must be essential reading for all those engaged in this demanding work. Both practitioners and policy makers will find much to stimulate them here.'Robbie Gilligan, Professor of Social Work and Social Policy and Associate Director of the Children's Research Centre at Trinity College Dublin This book moves beyond investigation and risk assessment to decision making about the most effective ways of working with a family. Trotter provides a strong case for why practitioners should make these decisions evidence based....
This book gives us fresh insights into the complex task of child protection and must be essential reading for all those engaged in this demanding work...
