Assessment and Treatment of Women Offenders

Kelley Blanchette completed her doctorate in forensic psychology at Carleton University, Ottawa, 10 2005. Her dissertation was focused on the development and field validation of a gender-informed security classification scale for women offenders. The scale has subsequently been implemented into national practice within the Canadian federal correctional system.Dr. Blanchette has been working with the Research Branch, Correctional Service of Canada, since 1993. She is currently the Director of Women Offender Research, and she has published extensively in this area. Shelley Brown completed her doctorate in forensic psychology at Queen’s University, Kingston in 2002. Her dissertation focused on understanding the criminal recidivism process with a specific interest in exploring how changes in dynamic risk factors influence criminal recidivism.Dr. Brown has over ten years’ experience working with the Research branch, Correctional Service of Canada. During this time her research with women focused primarily on developing gender-informed assessment strategies. Currently, she is the Research Advisor to the National Parole Board of Canada. She is also an adjunct professor with Carleton University and teaches a criminology research methods course.

• About the Authors ixSeries Editors’ Preface xiPreface xvAcknowledgements xix1 The Extent and Nature of Female Offending and Incarceration Patterns 12 Theories of Female Offending 153 Assessment for Classification of Women Offenders 414 Assessing Women’s Risk 535 Assessing Women’s Needs 836 Responsivity, Treatment and Women Offenders 1157 Conclusion 137References 149Index 171