1st Edition
Breaking the Rules Women in Prison and Feminist Therapy
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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Breaking the Rules: Women in Prison and Feminist Therapy challenges therapists, public policymakers, voters, and those in the criminal justice system to find treatment options, empowerment strategies, viable resources, community support, and policies that can help women with problems such as drug abuse, domestic violence, poverty, and prostitution rather than perpetually punishing them. Breaking... Read more
Contents
Preface
- Women Prisoners: A Contextual Framework
- The Experiences of Women in Prison: Implications for Services and Prevention
- An Analysis of the Impact of Prison on Women Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
- Comparison Study of Women Who Have and Have Not Murdered Their Abusive Partners
- Managing Motherhood in Prison: The Impact of Race and Ethnicity on Child Placements
- Restricted Love
- Children Without Childhoods: A Feminist Intervention Strategy Utilizing Systems Theory and Restorative Justice in Treating Female Adolescent Offenders
- Lessons from a Mother’s Program in Prison: A Psychosocial Approach Supports Women and Their Children
- Girls in Jail
- Women in Prison: Approaches in the Treatment of Our Most Invisible Population
- To Find a Voice: Art Therapy in a Women’s Prison
- A Feminist Examination of Boot Camp Prison Programs for Women
- Index
- Reference Notes Included
Biography
Marcia Hill, Judith Harden
