A Summary of Research, Practice, and Guiding Principles for Women Offenders
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This is the first in a series of bulletins to address the needs of women offenders with regard to gender-specific policies, programs, and services. Like their pathways to crime, the challenges faced by women offenders differ from their male counterparts. Many women entering the criminal justice system are victims of domestic and sexual violence, suffer from psychological trauma, are substance abusers, are unmarried mothers of children under the age of 18, or a combination thereof.
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