Overview

So far there has been very limited research on the effectiveness of gender-responsive as compared to traditional supervision of women felons on probation and parole. This volume, based on extensive longitudinal, qualitative data from probation and parole officers and from in-depth interviews with the women themselves, fills this gap. Merry Morash has based her study on data from two counties in the same state that differed markedly in their approaches to supervision. Gender Responsive County emphasized identifying and meeting a wide range of needs unique or common to women offenders. Traditional County emphasized compliance with rules and similar treatment for women and men. Within this comparative frame, Morash discusses life issues of women offenders, including dangerous places where they live, relationships with partners and children, and reliance on a mix of criminal and prosocial support networks. She documents change and demonstrates how a dedicated and innovative team of probation and parole officers apply a gender-responsive approach to produce positive outcomes for women addicted to drugs or dependent on destructive and abusive partners.

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Author:   Merry Morash
Publisher:   Northeastern University Press
Imprint:   Northeastern University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.295kg
ISBN:  

9781555537203

ISBN 10:   1555537200
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   10 June 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   In Print  
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The text is valuable in that it is the first in-depth comparison between traditional and gender responsive programming for post-incarcerated women. It is an excellent beginning. <i><b>Gender & Society</b></i>

A very well-written but highly technical and detailed research monograph that will mainly be of interest to those criminology scholars studying what Morash calls 'gender-responsive probation and parole.' Recommended. --Choice

A very well-written but highly technical and detailed research monograph that will mainly be of interest to those criminology scholars studying what Morash calls 'gender-responsive probation and parole.' Recommended. -- Choice This book makes an important contribution in a field in which research and literature are quite sparse and would be particularly useful in courses on gender and criminal justice and forensic social work. It is well worth reading for the detailed descriptions it provides of gender-responsive and traditional community supervision and nuanced exploration of their differences and effects. -- Sex Roles: A Journal of Research Morash's research sheds light on the benefits of intensive, gender-adaptive supervision in probation and parole. . . . Morash's study reveals that there are women who benefit greatly from gender responsive services. In fact, it appears from her study that all people on probation and parole--whether female or male--could benefit from increased supervision and attentive supervising officers. -- Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law & Justice The text is valuable in that it is the first in-depth comparison between traditional and gender responsive programming for post-incarcerated women. It is an excellent beginning.-- Gender & Society

The text is valuable in that it is the first in-depth comparison between traditional and gender responsive programming for post-incarcerated women. It is an excellent beginning. --Gender & Society

Choice Sex Roles: A Journal of Research Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law & Justice A very well-written but highly technical and detailed research monograph that will mainly be of interest to those criminology scholars studying what Morash calls 'gender-responsive probation and parole.' Recommended. -- Choice This book makes an important contribution in a field in which research and literature are quite sparse and would be particularly useful in courses on gender and criminal justice and forensic social work. It is well worth reading for the detailed descriptions it provides of gender-responsive and traditional community supervision and nuanced exploration of their differences and effects. -- Sex Roles: A Journal of Research Morash's research sheds light on the benefits of intensive, gender-adaptive supervision in probation and parole. . . . Morash's study reveals that there are women who benefit greatly from gender responsive services. In fact, it appears from her study that all people on probation and parole--whether female or male--could benefit from increased supervision and attentive supervising officers. -- Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law & Justice The text is valuable in that it is the first in-depth comparison between traditional and gender responsive programming for post-incarcerated women. It is an excellent beginning.-- Gender & Society The text is valuable in that it is the first in-depth comparison between traditional and gender responsive programming for post-incarcerated women. It is an excellent beginning. --Gender & Society Morash s research sheds light on the benefits of intensive, gender-adaptive supervision in probation and parole. . . . Morash s study reveals that there are women who benefit greatly from gender responsive services. In fact, it appears from her study that all people on probation and parole whether female or male could benefit from increased supervision and attentive supervising officers. Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law & Justice This book makes an important contribution in a field in which research and literature are quite sparse and would be particularly useful in courses on gender and criminal justice and forensic social work. It is well worth reading for the detailed descriptions it provides of gender-responsive and traditional community supervision and nuanced exploration of their differences and effects. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research A very well-written but highly technical and detailed research monograph that will mainly be of interest to those criminology scholars studying what Morash calls gender-responsive probation and parole. Recommended. Choice

Author Information

MERRY MORASH is a professor in the School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University. She is an American Society of Criminology Fellow and recipient of its Division on Women and Crime Distinguished Scholar award.

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