Darrell Steffensmeier
“Women on Probation and Parole is a much-needed addition to the research on women offenders, particularly women under correctional-community supervision. Based on multiple sources of data, Morash provides a nuanced, feminist-based portrait of women’s lives on probation and parole in two adjacent counties with very different approaches to supervision. This is one of the most compelling books to be published recently on the challenges facing women offenders and their programming needs.”
From the Publisher
"Probation and parole services have long either ignored women or treated them as if they were men. Morash's vital new study exposes the cost of such an approach while also documenting the importance of paying attention to women's unique needs if they are to succeed in staying crime free. It turns out addressing gender troubles (like domestic violence) and building on women's strengths (like relationships) actually means better services and lower recidivism. In an era that will see increasing numbers of criminalized women seeking services in the community, Women on Probation and Parole is a must read."—Meda Chesney-Lind, University of Hawaii at Manoa
"Women on Probation and Parole is a much-needed addition to the research on women offenders, particularly women under correctional-community supervision. Based on multiple sources of data, Morash provides a nuanced, feminist-based portrait of women's lives on probation and parole in two adjacent counties with very different approaches to supervision. This is one of the most compelling books to be published recently on the challenges facing women offenders and their programming needs."—Darrell Steffensmeier, Penn State University
Meda Chesney-Lind
“Probation and parole services have long either ignored women or treated them as if they were men. Morash’s vital new study exposes the cost of such an approach while also documenting the importance of paying attention to women’s unique needs if they are to succeed in staying crime free. It turns out addressing gender troubles (like domestic violence) and building on women’s strengths (like relationships) actually means better services and lower recidivism. In an era that will see increasing numbers of criminalized women seeking services in the community, Women on Probation and Parole is a must read.”
