Women offenders have needs that can be met through concerted action by individuals or community groups. To familiarize community groups with the problems of women offenders and to describe some programs to assist them, the booklet begins with a brief description of the criminal justice process and describes the place of women offenders in this process. Innovative and transitional programs to help offenders at the four stages of the criminal justice process are described. Among these are pretrial programs, programs for women in jail or prison, transitional programs to ease the reintegration of women offenders into the community, and community programs to help them achieve full citizenship on their return. Recommendations are provided for groups that wish to help women offenders, followed by information on where financial and other assistance can be obtained. Also included are a nine-item bibliography, a list of law enforcement assistance administration regional offices, a manpower administration regional office list, and a list of rehabilitation programs. (Author/BP)