Female Prisoners, AIDS, and Peer Programs How Female Offenders Transform Their Lives /

• Main Author: Collica, Kimberly (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Psychology,
• Subjects: Psychology.; Criminology.; Community psychology.; Environmental psychology.; Law and Psychology.; Criminology & Criminal Justice.; Community and Environmental Psychology.

This book highlights a neglected area in the field of rehabilitation of female offenders with AIDS.  It provides data to show how women, working as HIV peer educators in prison, utilize their peer experiences as a transition point for rehabilitation both inside and outside of the penitentiary. HIV a...