Synopses & Reviews
Contains 21 articles covering a broad range of issues in female offender treatment. Section One contains general issues affecting programming for women and girls. Section Two describes specific programs that have proven effective in assisting adult female offenders in community and institutional settings. Section Three incorporates descriptions of several successful programs for youth at-risk and juvenile females who have been declared delinquent. Those in corrections who deal with programming for women and girls express the concern that not enough attention is being given to preventing crimes of women and girls. Complex Challenges, Collaborative Solutions discusses more effective prevention programs for decreasing the number of women and girls coming into the corrections system.
Synopsis
Gang populations in the United States continue to increase. Gangbusters provides those who are attempting to impact the causes of youth violence, crime and aimlessness, with successful strategies for the intervention and suppression of gang behaviors. The author includes information on understanding and breaking through the gang mentality. In a format which is accessible to everyone, Gangbusters provides hope for turning gang members into productive community members and reversing the trends of gang violence.