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Women and Violence: Theory, Risk, and Treatment Implications
Publication year:
2007
| Cataloged on:
Aug. 25, 2009
ANNOTATION: Theories regarding why women commit violent acts and related risk factors for women's violence are discussed. Sections following an executive summary are: introduction; women and violence; a snapshot of violent women in Canadian federal institutions; theory on women and violence; environmental, family level, and individual risk factors; motives and circumstances surrounding women's violence; correctional programs for violent women; discussion; and conclusion. "What is striking from this overview of women and violence is the clear need for a violence prevention program for women offenders" (p. 31).