ABSTRACT
The components of the criminal justice system are predominantly comprised of males. As a result, public policy and programming opportunities have intrinsically leaned toward a male model of prevention, rehabilitation, and aftercare. The increasing emergence of women offenders within the system has resulted in the transference of male programming to women pre-, during, and post-incarceration. Scholars, researchers, and feminists have begun to focus attention on determining whether or not offering male-based or gender-neutral programming to female offenders will effectively serve at-risk women, or if the omission of important variables leaves the programs inefficient at addressing the gender-specific needs of at-risk women.
