Understanding Female Offenders
Smith, Jason M. (Chief Psychologist, Federal Bureau of Prisons) / Gacono, Carl B. (Former Assessment Center Director at Atascadero State Hospital (CA), and Chief Psychologist at the Federal Correctional Institution, Bastrop, TX, USA) / Cunliffe, Ted B. (Licensed Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, Miami FL)
According to the Sentencing Project, between 1980 and 2017, the number of incarcerated women increased by more than 750%, rising from a total of 26, 378 in 1980 to 225, 060 in 2017 and the number continues to rise. Dealing with incarcerated women and specifically psychopathic women can be challenging. Understanding Female Offenders: Psychopathy, Criminal Behavior, Assessment, and Treatment provides readers with a better conceptualization of th...