| Description |
xiii, 192 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Contemporary issues in crime and justice series |
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Contemporary issues in crime and justice series.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2 . Female Criminality -- Early Theories --“Male Theories” --Current Theories -- The “New” Female Criminal and Feminist Criminology-- Theory and Practice -- Is Chivahy Dead, or Did It Ever Exist? --Female Crime --3. The History of Women's Prisons -- Early Punishments and Places of Confinement --Early Reformers -- Reformatories for Women -- The 1930s -- 4. Women Prisoners -- Crimes -- Children -- Sex Differences -- Self-Esteem and Other Characteristics -- Activities while in Prison -- 5. Women's Prisons Today -- Programs -- Rules and Punishment -- Co-Correctional Facilities -- Women's Prisons In England and Scotland --Conclusion and Summary -- 6. Staff -- Matrons -- Female Correctional Officers Today -- Interactions with Inmates -- 7. Prison Subcultural Adaptations -- The “Inmate Code” -- Argot Roles -- Social Organization -- Prisonization -- Importation and Deprivation -- Importation Factors -- Deprivation Factors -- The Need for Affiliation -- Pseudofamiies -- Other Needs -- 8. Legal Issues of Incarcerated Women -- Disparate Sentencing -- Programming and Medical Services -- Other Issues -- Child Custody and Separation Issues -- Conclusion -- 9. Future Directions |
| Summary |
Publisher description: This book takes a comprehensive look at women in America's prisons, covering the history of women's prisons, crime rates, and sentencing practices. It provides detailed descriptions of prisoner subcultures, programs, management and staff issues, and legal issues of female prisoners, while also expanding beyond U.S. soil to compare women's prisons in other countries |
| Analysis |
Reformatories for women United States |
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Women prisoners United States |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Reformatories for women -- United States.
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Women prisoners -- United States.
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Crime.
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Prisons.
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Women.
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| SUBJECT |
United States. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 |
| LC no. |
89025164 |
| ISBN |
0534128882 |
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