Anti-oppressive social work practice with women in prison: Discursive reconstructions and alternative practices

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 693-707

  Pollack, Shoshana ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anti oppressive practice; Female offenders; Peer support; Women in prison

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043115541     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bch085     Document Type: Review

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