| Description |
326 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
The Northeastern series on gender, crime, and law |
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Northeastern series on gender, crime, and law.
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| Contents |
Will Anyone Ever Listen? An Introductory Note / Sandy Cook and Susanne Davies -- Speaking Out: Personal Accounts of Women's Imprisonment. No Winners Here / Lauren Shanahan. One Life in Prison: Perception, Reflection, and Empowerment / Marcia Bunney. The Violence of Women's Imprisonment: A View from the Inside / Elizabeth Morgan. Ali's Visit / Helen Barnacle -- Understanding the Criminalization and Imprisonment of Women. The Sex of Crime and Punishment / Susanne Davies and Sandy Cook -- Current Trends in Women's Imprisonment. Women and Imprisonment in the United States: The Gendered Consequences of the U.S. Imprisonment Binge / Barbara Owen. Transformative Justice versus Re-entrenched Correctionalism: The Canadian Experience / Karlene Faith. Women's Imprisonment in England: Current Issues / Pat Carlen. Addressing Women's Needs or Empty Rhetoric? An Examination of New Zealand's Policy for Women in Prison / Allison Morris and Venezia Kingi |
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On the Margin of Life: Women's Imprisonment in Poland / Monika Platek. Unheard Voices: Burmese Women in Immigration Detention in Thailand / Carol Ransley -- Current Issues in Women's Imprisonment. The New Prison Culture: Making Millions from Misery / Amanda George. The "War on Drugs": A War Against Women? / Stephanie R. Bush-Baskette. Crime, Sex, and Justice: African American Women in U.S. Prisons / Evelyn Gilbert. A Video Camera Can Change Your Life / Margaret Shaw. Neglect of Punishment? Failing to Meet the Needs of Women Post-Release / Susanne Davies and Sandy Cook. Diminishing Opportunities: Researching Women's Imprisonment / Cherry Grimwade |
| Analysis |
Women |
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Imprisonment |
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Prison conditions |
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Prisoners |
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Private prisons |
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Australia overseas comparisons |
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State issue |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Female offenders.
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Reformatories for women.
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Women prisoners.
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| Author |
Davies, Susanne Elizabeth, 1962-
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Cook, Sandy.
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| LC no. |
99031173 |
| ISBN |
1555534120 |
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1555534112 : |
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