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:: HOME > What We Are Doing > NEW! NIC, with project partner the Women's Prison Association, has developed "The National Directory of Programs for Women with Criminal Justice Involvement." Learn more about the directory througn the "More Information" sidebar in the upper right corner of this page.
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The number of justice-involved women has skyrocketed - at rates exceeding men. Their entry into the criminal justice system, offense patterns, and levels of risk often follow a different path than men and require more targeted approaches. Correctional administrators need to understand and address these differences to improve outcomes for women offenders.

Assistance is available to local jurisdictions wishing to examine and improve their responses to this population. Agencies with sole or shared responsibility for managing women who come in contact with the criminal justice assistance can apply for limited, short-term technical assistance. Assistance may focus on women's pathways to criminal behavior and gender-responsive practices that improve outcomes in the community.

Agencies can also request technical assistance for reviewing current practices and identifying areas that require the design of more gender-responsive decision making processes, assessment tools, and program interventions that accomplish the jurisdiction's public policy goals.

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