Working with Women and Girls: Gender-Responsive Treatment Strategies in Corrections

Although women and girls in the criminal justice system account for a small percentage of the overall incarcerated population, that number is growing at an alarming rate. Presenters provide and overview of emerging research regarding what works for women and girls who have been involved in the criminal justice system. This session discusses how best practices for working with women and girls during incarceration and throughout the reentry continuum have taken shape. Speakers: Maureen Buell, Correctional Program Specialist, National Institute of Corrections Shelith Hansbro, Warden, Decatur Correctional Center, Illinois Department of Corrections Erica Molett, Program Administrator, Offender Reentry Division, City of Dallas, Texas Stacey Burns, Clinical Director, Nexus Recovery Center Inc. Lisa Freese, Consultant, Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency