Women on probation and parole [electronic resource] : a feminist critique of community programs & services / Merry Morash.

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Northeastern series on gender, crime, and law.
Main Author: Morash, Merry, 1946-
Language:English
Published: Boston : Hanover [N.H.] : Northeastern University Press ; University Press of New England, c2010.
Series:Northeastern series on gender, crime, and law.
Subjects:
Female offenders.
Crime > Sex differences.
Women drug addicts > Rehabilitation.
Online Access:
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2010 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
EBSCO eBooks: 2010 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2010 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
Women on Probation and Parole: A Feminist Critique of Community Programs and Services
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Introduction : research purposes and design
  • The women on probation and parole
  • Dominant crimes
  • Women's characteristics by dominant crime subgroup
  • Outcomes in the two counties
  • Drug users who fail
  • Supervision for women using drugs but not failing
  • Positive changes for substance-centered women
  • Keeping women off drugs
  • Supervision for women without drug problems
  • Conclusion : key findings and implications.