Reveals how gender intersects with race, class, and sexual orientation in ways that impact the legal status and well-being of women and girls in the justice system. Women and girls' contact with the justice system is often influenced by gender-related assumptions and stereotypes. The justice practices of the past 40 years have been largely based on conceptual principles and assumptions-including personal theories about gender-more than scientific evidence about what works to address the specific needs of women and girls in the justice system. Because of this, women and girls have limited access to equitable justice and are increasingly caught up in outdated and harmful practices, including the net of the criminal justice system. Gender, Psychology, and Justice uses psychological research to examine the experiences of women and girls involved in the justice system. Their experiences, from initial contact with justice and court officials, demonstrate how gender intersects with race, class, and sexual orientation to impact legal status and well-being. The volume also explains the role psychology can play in shaping legal policy, ranging from the areas of corrections to family court and drug court. Gender, Psychology, and Justice provides a critical analysis of girls' and women's experiences in the justice system. It reveals the practical implications of training and interventions grounded in psychological research, and suggests new principles for working with women and girls in legal settings.

Contents:
Part 1: Culturally Responsive Interventions. Julie R. Ancis, Culturally Responsive Practice. Robbins, R. & Harrist, S., American Indian Constructionalist Family Therapy for Acculturative Stress. Jackson, L. E., Gregory, H. & Davis, M., NTU Psychotherapy and African American Youth. Robbins, M, Schwartz. S, Szapocznik, Structural Ecosystems Therapy with Hispanic Adolescents Exhibiting Disruptive Behviour Disorders. Part 2: International Applications. Paralikar, V, Agashe, M, Weiss, M. G., Essentials of Good Practice: The Making of a Cultural Psychiatrist in Urban India. Kameguchi, K., Empowering the Spousal Relationship in the Treatment of Japanese Families with School Refusal Children. Witzum, E & Goodman, Y. Rewriting Stories of Distress: Culture-sensitive Strategic Therapy with Ultra-orthodox Jews in Israel. Hill, M. B. & Brack, G. The Killing and Burning of Witches in South Africa: A Model of Community Rebuilding and Reconcilitation. Part 3: Diagnosis and Practice. Ancis, J. R., Chen, Y. & Schultz, D. Diagnostic Challenges and the So-called Culture-Bound Syndromes. Part 4: Conclusion. Ancis, J. R., Culturally Responsive Interventions: Themes and Clinical Implications.

Contents:
Part 1: Culturally Responsive Interventions. Julie R. Ancis, Culturally Responsive Practice. Robbins, R. & Harrist, S., American Indian Constructionalist Family Therapy for Acculturative Stress. Jackson, L. E., Gregory, H. & Davis, M., NTU Psychotherapy and African American Youth. Robbins, M, Schwartz. S, Szapocznik, Structural Ecosystems Therapy with Hispanic Adolescents Exhibiting Disruptive Behviour Disorders. Part 2: International Applications. Paralikar, V, Agashe, M, Weiss, M. G., Essentials of Good Practice: The Making of a Cultural Psychiatrist in Urban India. Kameguchi, K., Empowering the Spousal Relationship in the Treatment of Japanese Families with School Refusal Children. Witzum, E & Goodman, Y. Rewriting Stories of Distress: Culture-sensitive Strategic Therapy with Ultra-orthodox Jews in Israel. Hill, M. B. & Brack, G. The Killing and Burning of Witches in South Africa: A Model of Community Rebuilding and Reconcilitation. Part 3: Diagnosis and Practice. Ancis, J. R., Chen, Y. & Schultz, D. Diagnostic Challenges and the So-called Culture-Bound Syndromes. Part 4: Conclusion. Ancis, J. R., Culturally Responsive Interventions: Themes and Clinical Implications.

Reveals how gender intersects with race, class, and sexual orientation in ways that impact the legal status and well-being of women and girls in the justice system. Women and girls' contact with the justice system is often influenced by gender-related assumptions and stereotypes. The justice practices of the past 40 years have been largely based on conceptual principles and assumptions-including personal theories about gender-more than scientific evidence about what works to address the specific needs of women and girls in the justice system. Because of this, women and girls have limited access to equitable justice and are increasingly caught up in outdated and harmful practices, including the net of the criminal justice system. Gender, Psychology, and Justice uses psychological research to examine the experiences of women and girls involved in the justice system. Their experiences, from initial contact with justice and court officials, demonstrate how gender intersects with race, class, and sexual orientation to impact legal status and well-being. The volume also explains the role psychology can play in shaping legal policy, ranging from the areas of corrections to family court and drug court. Gender, Psychology, and Justice provides a critical analysis of girls' and women's experiences in the justice system. It reveals the practical implications of training and interventions grounded in psychological research, and suggests new principles for working with women and girls in legal settings.

With today's telecommunication capabilities and advanced information technologies, more and more learners can complete entire academic degree programs without ever setting foot in their institution's main campus. In fact, over 100 American institutions already offer distance learning degree programs or certificate courses, and more are on the way. Promoting Student Learning and Student Development at a Distance meets this growing trend head-on with its definitive examination of contemporary electronic classroom environments. Drawing from institutions all over the United States, the book outlines factors and practices that both directly and indirectly influence the adjustment, learning and development of distance students. It also provides a detailed overview of student affairs responses to distant student needs, stressing the importance of building communities at a distance and using a case study to illustrate the design of distance student services. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, it offers concrete strategies for improvement, such as the creation of four new roles for student development professionals as distance educators: Faculty Development Provider, Academic Liaison, Program Designer, and Outcome Evaluator. As a result, Promoting Student Learning and Student Development at a Distance is more than just a valuable resource to the learner and educator alike. It is an integral ingredient to the future success of tomorrow's student. Co-published with American College Personnel Association.