Author： van Wormer Katherine Kaplan Laura
Publisher： Haworth Press
ISSN： 0270-3149
Source： Women & Therapy, Vol.29, Iss.1-2, 2006-07, pp. : 133-151
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Abstract
The pathways that lead a female child into ultimate criminality and imprisonment are unique to the female gender. Yet the criminal justice system today, partly due to a backlash against the women's movement, is sending women to prison in unprecedented numbers. Women's prisons today are constructed and operated according to a model developed to contain antisocial males. This article summarizes findings from a national survey of women's prison administrators to argue the case for a gender specific model for the treatment of female offenders.
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