Doing justice: Women ex-offenders as group facilitators, advocates, and community educators

Social Thought

Volumn 22, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 159-176

  Abram, Faye Y ^a   Hoge, Jann L ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Marygrove College   (United States)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Community education; Female ex offenders; Social justice; Support groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248605706     PISSN: 0099183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15426432.2003.9960347     Document Type: Article

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