2010
DOI: 10.1002/9781118265581
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Working with Female Offenders

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“…By broadening the conceptualization of sexual assault to include being strip searched, these services can provide more holistic support to women. However, as prisons are based on power, coercion, and control and are not conducive to therapeutic programming (Pollack & Brezina, 2007; van Wormer, 2010), alternative supports, such as peer support groups, should be considered. The theoretical premises of peer support groups acknowledge that women’s experiences are largely shaped by prison violence and oppression (Pollack, 2004), and, as such, the impacts of strip searching may be better addressed by prisoners themselves rather than those who are accountable to the state, which is the source of the harm.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…By broadening the conceptualization of sexual assault to include being strip searched, these services can provide more holistic support to women. However, as prisons are based on power, coercion, and control and are not conducive to therapeutic programming (Pollack & Brezina, 2007; van Wormer, 2010), alternative supports, such as peer support groups, should be considered. The theoretical premises of peer support groups acknowledge that women’s experiences are largely shaped by prison violence and oppression (Pollack, 2004), and, as such, the impacts of strip searching may be better addressed by prisoners themselves rather than those who are accountable to the state, which is the source of the harm.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Around the world, women make up only 5–8% of the prison population (International Centre for Prison Studies, ). Although the increase in the rate of incarceration for women has been about twice that of men, their continuing minority status generally means they receive treatment in a system run by men and designed for men (von Wormer, ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the United States, many female delinquents are charged with status offenses, (crimes that pertain to specific group of people, in this case, minors) such as running away, many of them fleeing from an abusive environment. Often, females who run away end up living on the streets, where they engage in theft, prostitution, and drug-related activities to survive (Wormer, 2010). Coinciding with idea that female violent offending could be used as a way to regain power, these previous non-violent activities may serve the same purpose.…”
Section: Potential Pathways To Offendingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The strengths-based approach, on the other hand, focuses on multiple interactive levels of influence, the person as a whole, and the offenders' sense of motivation to change and well being. This approach is rooted in the belief of human potential (Wormer, 2010).…”
Section: The Turningpoint Girls' Groupmentioning
confidence: 99%