The authors review evidence of gender-responsive factors for women in prisons. Some
gender-responsive needs function as risk factors in prison settings and contribute to …

Scholarship in criminology over the last few decades has often left little room for research
and theory on how female offenders are perceived and handled in the criminal justice …

"[Gangs in America′ s Communities] is one of the most comprehensive treatments of gangs
in the marketplace.... I highly recommend its adoption as you will not be disappointed and …

What Works (and Doesn't) in Reducing Recidivism offers criminologists and students an
evidence-based discussion of the latest trends in corrections. Experts Latessa, Johnson, and …

Female adolescents constitute a very vulnerable and challenging, yet understudied, minority
within the criminal justice system. Up to now, problem-oriented risk management …

The study examined the predictive performance of social cognitive variables derived from a
gender-neutral theory of criminal behavior in relation to several variables suggested as …

A growing body of research has been dedicated to develo** adolescent risk assessment
instruments, but much of this research has been limited to short-term tests of predictive …

at the National Conference on Corrections convened by then President Richard Nixon in
response to the 1971 Attica Prison riots. Among many speakers, Dr. Edith Flynn delivered …

Objective: Debate ensues regarding female-specific risk and strength factors among
adolescent offenders. Using meta-analysis, we examined whether risk and strength factors …

Research supports rehabilitative programming that recognizes youth's level of risk to
reoffend and addresses their criminogenic needs and responsivity factors. The risk–need …