ABSTRACT
Introduction Although the majority of people under correctional supervision are men, the number of
women in prison and on community supervision is still substantial. Specifically, women
account for 25% of probationers, 11% of parolees, and nearly 7% of state and federal
prisoners (Carson & Sabol, 2012; Maruschak & Parks, 2012). Given that womenmake up a
relatively small proportion of offenders overall, many of the programs and services
provided to them were initially designed for men. This chapter reviews the gender-
specific literature as it relates to assessment and treatment, and it offers recommenda-
tions for providing services that are responsive to women while keeping the general
principles of effective intervention in mind.
