Prison Wardens' Perception Of Psychosocial And Service Needs Of Incarcerated Women

Authors

Katherine Van Wormer, University of Northern IowaFollow
Robert A. Schneider, University of Northern IowaFollow

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Psychological Reports

Volume

92

Issue

1

First Page

128

Last Page

130

Abstract

Wardens and administrators of 77 women's correctional facilities were mailed a questionnaire designed to assess the psychosocial and service needs of incarcerated female inmates nationally. 33 completed surveys were returned. Representativeness of the sample is discussed. Analysis identified attitudes about recent correctional trends perceived by wardens, including concerns about child care while incarcerated.

Department

Department of Social Work

Original Publication Date

1-1-2003

DOI of published version

10.2466/pr0.2003.92.1.128

Recommended Citation

Van Wormer, Katherine and Schneider, Robert A., "Prison Wardens' Perception Of Psychosocial And Service Needs Of Incarcerated Women" (2003). Faculty Publications. 3348.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/3348