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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910812047103321
• Autore: Van Wormer Katherine S
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2010
• ISBN: 1-118-01213-5; 1-282-88463-8; 9786612884634; 1-118-26558-0; 1-118-01211-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (318 p.)
• Disciplina: 365/.660820973
• Soggetti: Women prisoners - United States; Women prisoners - Counseling of - United States; Female offenders - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: Praise for Working with Female Offenders ""Encyclopedic in scope and full of very relevant work drawn from the fields of biology, psychology, criminology, and corrections, this book is a must-read for those working with girl and women offenders.""-Meda Chesney-Lind, Professor, Women's Studies University of Hawaii at Manoa ""In this timely and thoughtful book, van Wormer provides a gender-sensitive lens through which the reader can examine pathways to female criminality, a global perspective on female crime and punishment, and innovative treatment approaches. This b