Presenting research that will underpin effective practice with women who offend, this unique and thought-provoking text aims to help professionals meet the needs of this group as well as providing a theoretical resource for policy makers and academics. The authors, coming from a variety of professional and research perspectives, discuss important issues concerning women in the criminal justice system, including:
* the increase in custodial sentences for women
* black women in prison
* patterns of female offending
* drug use and the criminal justice system
* the needs of women on release from prison.
Calling into question the relevance to female offenders of research conducted with men who commit crime, the contributors provide a comprehensive knowledge base on women and crime for professionals who work in this area. With a broad range of contributions, this book will be helpful to probation officers, social workers, policy makers and others who work with female offenders.
Gill McIvor
Women Who Offend [EPUB ebook]
Women Who Offend [EPUB ebook]
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Język Angielski ● Format EPUB ● Strony 304 ● ISBN 9781846420412 ● Rozmiar pliku 2.5 MB ● Redaktor Gill McIvor ● Wydawca Jessica Kingsley Publishers ● Miasto London ● Kraj GB ● Opublikowany 2004 ● Do pobrania 24 miesięcy ● Waluta EUR ● ID 2529267 ● Ochrona przed kopiowaniem Adobe DRM
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