Working with Women Offenders in the Community |
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| Editor:
| Sheehan, Rosemary
McIvor, Gill
Trotter, Chris |
| ISBN: | 978-1-136-83994-8 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2010 |
| Publisher: | Willan Publishing
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $59.95 |
Book Description:
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Contributions to this book challenge policy-makers and corrections systems to concentrate on community provision for women offenders and resist popular calls for more punitive responses to all offenders, women included. Contributors come from a wide range of countries including Australia, Canada, UK and USA. They argue that the criminogenic lens applied to women's offending must be gender-responsive if systems are to be successful at addressing the disadvantage and risk associated...
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Contributions to this book challenge policy-makers and corrections systems to concentrate on community provision for women offenders and resist popular calls for more punitive responses to all offenders, women included. Contributors come from a wide range of countries including Australia, Canada, UK and USA. They argue that the criminogenic lens applied to women's offending must be gender-responsive if systems are to be successful at addressing the disadvantage and risk associated with offending behaviour.