DQ 1,400 words,

1. Determine      why studies indicate there is a higher level of mental illness in female      offenders, including what factors are most significant in the higher rates  of mental illness.
2. Describe      treatment plans that exist for a female offender that may be uniquely      suited to the female incarceration experience.
3. Discuss how      a psychologist or other mental health professionals can foster positive      mother/child relationships when a mother is incarcerated.
4. Identify      appropriate methods for reintegrating female offenders, including how      female offenders can be prepared for reintegration with their families and      work life.

Provide five peer-reviewed resources to support your explanations.

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1. (UN)Equal Protection: Why Gender Equality Depends on Discrimination

Read “(UN)Equal Protection: Why Gender Equality Depends on Discrimination,” by Cunningham-Parmeter, from Northwestern Uni

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2. Correctional Mental Health: From Theory to Best Practice

Read Chapter 10 in Correctional Mental Health: From Theory to Best Practice.

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3. Not Susceptible to the Logic of Turner: Johnson v. California and the Future of Gender Equal Protection Claims From Prisons

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4. Gender Differences in Jail Populations: Factors to Consider in Reentry Strategies

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5. The Career Counseling Needs of Mothers in the Criminal Justice System

Read “The Career Counseling Needs of Mothers in the Criminal Justice System,” by Laux et al. from Journal of Offender Re

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