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Female Offenders and the Probation Service

NCJ Number
112451
Journal
Howard Journal of Criminal Justice Volume: 27 Issue: 2 Dated: (May 1988) Pages: 117-125
Author(s)
G Mair; N Brockington
Date Published
1988
Length
10 pages
Annotation
This paper considers the position of female offenders in relation to the work of the probation service.
Abstract
Using both primary and secondary data sources, it investigates disparities between females and males in the use of probation-administered disposals and suggests the social inquiry report to be a key factor in these. Possible reasons for differential treatment of females by the probation service, and other issues relating to this are also discussed. (Author abstract)