Results of a national survey of wardens in women's prisons: The case for gender specific treatment

Women and Therapy

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 133-151

  Van Wormer, Katherine ^a   Kaplan, Laura E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Female inmates; Gender specific; Prison wardens; War on drugs; Women in prison

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747861923     PISSN: 02703149     EISSN: 15410315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J015v29n01_07     Document Type: Article

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