NCJ Number
27085
Date Published
1975
Length
56 pages
Annotation
A RESOURCE HANDBOOK WHICH CONTAINS ARTICLES ON THE PROBLEMS OF WOMEN IN PRISON, DESCRIPTIONS OF GROUPS WORKING FOR CORRECTIONAL CHANGE, AND A LIST OF RESOURCES AND REFERENCES DEALING WITH THE FEMALE INMATE.
Abstract
AMONG THE TYPES OF GROUPS COVERED IN THIS DOCUMENT ARE SUPPORT AND SERVICE GROUPS, DIVERSION PROGRAMS, PRETRIAL RELEASE PROGRAMS, LEGAL AID AND EDUCATION, PRISONER'S GROUPS, RE-ENTRY PROGRAMS, AND PRISON PROGRAMS. THE RESOURCE LIST INCLUDES SUCH DIVERSE MATERIALS AS ARTICLES, BOOKS, FILMS, BIBLIOGRAPHIES, LEGAL RESOURCES, DRUG RESOURCES, AND PRISON NEWSPAPERS. INDEXES ARE PROVIDED WHICH LIST MATERIALS BY SUBJECT, GROUP, RESOURCES, AND GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION.