Gender-responsive strategies : research, practice, and guiding principles for women offenders

Bloom, Barbara E. (Author). Owen, Barbara A. (Added Author). Covington, Stephanie (Added Author). National Institute of Corrections (U.S.) (Added Author).

Summary: "This report summarizes current knowledge on the characteristics of women in criminal justice practice, and multidisciplinary research and theory on women's lives that have implications for managing women in the criminal justice system. It concludes by offering guiding principles and strategies for improving the system's response to women offenders." --preface [p.v]

Record details

Physical Description: xii, 133 p. ; 28 cm.
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Publisher: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Justice, National Institute of Corrections, 2003.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"July 2003." "NIC Accession no. 018017"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. Characteristics of women in the criminal justice system -- 2. Women offenders and criminal justice practice -- 3. Context of women's lives: a multidisciplinary review of research and theory -- 4. A new vision: guiding principles for a gender-responsive criminal justice system.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Also available online.