title: Prison wardens' perception of psychosocial and service needs of incarcerated women.
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. 35 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls 50614-0402, USA. vanwormer@uni.edu
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: van Wormer
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Schneider
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002654:Child Care; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D016495:Police; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D011330:Prisons; D011584:Psychology; D012938:Social Perception; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires