Description
Book SynopsisMandated for work in the juvenile justice system by the federal government and highly recommended for work with adult female offenders as well, the gender sensitive approach takes into account the special needs of girls and women. Addressing this gap in the literature, this book shows how professionals can address the needs of female offenders.
Trade Review"This book is a comprehensive, compelling text in which Katherine van Wormer artfully addresses areas that are absent from the literature on criminal justice and the helping professions as they relate to the special needs of girls and women offenders.... Noting that 'a paradigm shift is in the wind,' the book is brilliantly constructed as it underscores the contradictions and paradoxes within the penal system.... The author's writing style is a notable strength as she convincingly advocates for a multidimensional, gender-sensitive approach while she systematically dissects the micro- and macrolevel dynamics that affect policy, programs, and research on female offenders." (
Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, February 2012)
Table of ContentsPreface vi
Acknowledgments xiv
About the Author xv
Part I: Gender-Sensitive versus Gender-Neutral 1
Chapter 1: A Gendered Approach 3
Part II: Pathways to Crime 23
Chapter 2: Traditional and Gender-Sensitive Treatment for Delinquent Girls 25
Chapter 3: The Nature of Women’s Crime 63
Part III: Working in Correctional Institutions 97
Chapter 4: Women in Prison 99
Chapter 5: Gender-Sensitive Programming within Institutional Settings 139
Part IV: Skills for Correctional Counseling 185
Chapter 6: Counseling the Female Offender 187
Chapter 7: Teaching Life Skills and Promoting Healing 219
Epilogue 257
References 263
Index 291
