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Creating Gender-Specific Treatment for Substance-Abusing Women and Girls in Community Correctional Settings  


Author:  Stephanie S.  Covington, PhD.


Source: Volume 03, Number 03, September/October 1999 , pp.33-36(4)




Offender Programs Report

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Abstract: 

In this article, Stephanie Covington explores the need for gender-specific treatment practices for substance abusing female offenders. She provides examples of specific differences between female and male offenders and provides a theoretical framework for treating women.

Keywords: female offenders; substance abuse

Affiliations:  1: Institute for Relational Development .

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