Abstract
Female offenders are becoming a high-risk and high-tariff population because of harsher sentencing practices which have resulted in an unprecedented rise in women's incarceration. Whilst there is evidence that in certain respects men and women have similar 'criminogenic needs', academics and practitioners, perhaps more so than policy makers, recognise the need for interventions with women to be more informal, less structured and supportive of needs other than offending behaviour. Whereas men tend to respond better to interventions which focus on offending behaviour, women need more emotional support for a wider range of problems during periods of crisis.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 84 |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2008 |
Keywords
- criminial justice system
- women
- lothian
- crime
- social work