Gender responsive treatment and services in correctional settings

Women and Therapy

Volumn 29, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 9-33

  Covington, Stephanie S ^a   Bloom, Barbara E ^a,b  

^a Center for Gender and Justice   (United States)

^b SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Gender responsive; Trauma; Treatment; Women offenders

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249028991     PISSN: 02703149     EISSN: 15410315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J015v29n03_02     Document Type: Article

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