This text examines the various roles of women in the criminal justice system against a social context in which women are oppressed. The text examines the following three roles of women in criminal justice: <ul>
<li>Women as victims of crimes </li>
<li>Women as criminals convicted and sentenced for crimes</li>
<li>Women as workers in various agencies in the criminal justice system</li>
</ul>

Women And the Criminal Justice System

Politics & Social Sciences

Van Wormer, Katherine S.

Bartollas, Clemens

Social Sciences

Allyn&Bacon

In this volume van Wormer establishes a link between the crimes of fem ale offenders and environmental factors such as substance abuse and se xual abuse. Combining strategies from the fields of criminal justice a nd social work, she shows how to empower female offenders and how to r ehabilitate them to society by building on their personal strengths. From her unique tstrengths-restorativev approach the author presents's trategies for anger management, substance abuse treatment, and domesti c violence counseling. This book will be important reading for social workers and counselors in criminal justice as well as students in the field.

Counseling Female Offenders and Victims: A Strengths-Restorative Approach (Springer Series of Family Violence)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Springer Pub. Co

Katherine van Wormer's Confronting Oppression, Restoring Justice examines the twin forces of oppression and injustice and how social policies, cultural institutions, and prevailing ideologies promote or sustain them. Using an internationally informed perspective, she unpacks concepts such as internalization of oppression, injustice, restorative justice, social exclusion, empowerment, and critical consciousness. Readers will find extensive discussion of the skills of critical analysis needed to confront oppression and injustice, backed up by examples of human services programs that successfully deploy strategies of empowerment.

Confronting Oppression, Restoring Justice: From Policy Analysis to Social Action (Advancing Social Work Education)

Council on Social Work Education

Offering readers the most current knowledge on what works in substance abuse treatment today This one-of-a-kind anthology presents state-of-the-art material to help researchers better understand which interventions work and why, and it includes editorial commentary and critical thinking questions for each selection. The editors have organized this volume according to the process of evidence-based practice―introduction to evidence-based practice, assessment, gender-based and culturally sensitive interventions, treatment issues and innovations, and policy considerations. Connecting science and clinical research to the practical needs of persons with substance and mental health disorders, this volume is a groundbreaking resource for those who need empirically based material on treatment innovations. Key Features 
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<li>Data on a wide range of cutting-edge issues such as housing for homeless alcoholics and use of prescription medications to reduce drug cravings </li>
<li>Content by forward-looking experts in substance abuse treatment that promotes a public health perspective </li>
<li>Five-part organization focused on the major practice domains of parentcentered intervention, gender-based and culturally sensitive programming, and interventions across the life span 
</li>
</ul>
Target Audience This is a must-have resource for substance abuse and mental health practitioners, faculty, policy makers, and students.

Evidence-Based Practice in the Field of Substance Abuse: A Book of Readings

Thyer, Bruce A.

Addiction & Recovery

Sage Publications, Inc.

Unique in its use of a sustainability framework, Social Welfare Policy for a Sustainable Future by Katherine S. van Wormer and Rosemary J. Link goes beyond U.S. borders to examine U.S. government policies—including child welfare, social services, health care, and criminal justice—within a global context. Guided by the belief that forces from the global market and globalization affect all social workers in their practice, the book addresses a wide range of relevant topics, including the refugee journey, the impact of new technologies, war trauma, global policy instruments, and restorative justice. A sustainability policy analysis model and an ecosystems framework for trauma-informed care are also presented in this timely text.

Social Welfare Policy for a Sustainable Future: The U.S. in Global Context

Link, Rosemary J.

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