Working with female offenders : a gender-sensitive approach / Katherine van Wormer.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Van Wormer, Katherine S.
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2010.
Subjects:
Women prisoners > United States.
Women prisoners > Counseling of > United States.
Female offenders > United States.
Physical Description:xv, 298 pages
Format: Book
Contents:
  • 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.