title: Adolescent female offenders: unique considerations.
abstract: Profiles of adolescent female offenders in the literature suggest that these women have unique needs. Descriptions of selected characteristics and assessment considerations related to adolescent female offenders were synthesized from relevant research. Recommendations are discussed that propose changing educational programming in order to make curriculum, assessment, methods, and service delivery more responsive to the specific needs of these adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Teaching and Learning, Washington State University, Pullman 99164-2132, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Trapani
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fejes-Mendoza
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eggleston
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dwiggins
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services; D003417:Criminal Psychology; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011330:Prisons; D014932:Women's Health Services