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Downloadable Information

The Cook County Sheriff's Department of Women's Justice Service's is proud to be able to provide a link to the following article published by the United States Department of Justice, National Institute of Corrections:

Gender-Responsive Stategies for Women Offenders
Responding to Women Offenders: The Department of Women's Justice Services in Cook County, Illinois
By: Judy Berman, Ph. D.

Download and view this article in PDF format from the following sources:

Direct from the NIC Website:

http://nicic.org/Downloads/PDF/Library/020873.pdf

Direct from the DWJS:

http://www.womenofpoweraa.org/pdf/nicpub01.pdf

 

Statistical Charts and Graphs

For the convienience of our visitors, we have uploaded the following informational *PDF documents:

The following is a graph showing the number of Women booked into the Cook County Department of Corrections Annually from 1991 through 2005: 

Click here to view the graph...

The following Link Chart illustrates the Likages related to the MOM's Program:

Click here to view the chart...

The following Link Chart illustrates the inkages related to the Women's Residential Program:

Click here to view that chart...

*Your computer must have Adobe Reader to view PDF files.  To download a free copy of Adobe Reader 7, click on the following link:

Click here for Adobe Reader http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

 

Informational Videos

In early 2006, the Women of Power Alumni Associacion (detailed on the Home Page of this website) was featured on the cable television show "Behind the Badge".  The segment gave a brief history of the organization and featured President Lisa Cunningham-Depiña and Vice-President Marian Hatcher, respectively. We have included that segment of the show as part of the website and can be view by following the link below.

Download Instructions:

Download the file by clicking the right mouse button over the link and choosing "save target as". You will then be propted to choose a folder within your computer that you would like to have the file downloaded to. Once you have chosen the file, click save. The file will automatically download to your computer. Once the download in complete, click the "open" button and the QuickTime Player will open automatically. You will then need to press the play button to begin the movie.

Right click here to download the movie.

 

In order for the movie to run on your computer you must have QuickTime Player. If you do not have QuickTime Player on your computer, you can click on the link to the QuickTime website to download a free viewer.

 

  Click here to dowload QuickTime Player

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Cook County Sheriff's Office
Department of Women's Justice Services


Sheriff Thomas J. Dart
Executive Director Terrie L. McDermott

3026 South California Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60608
773-869-7731
Fax: 773-869-5441

JVDanzl@CookCountyGov.com

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