The Transition from Prison to Community Initiative: An Examination of Gender Responsiveness for Female Offender Reentry

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 41-57

  Holtfreter, Kristy ^a   Wattanaporn, Katelyn A ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

female offenders; gender responsiveness; reentry; risk needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889659388     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854813504406     Document Type: Article

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