| Description |
1 online resource (207 pages) |
| Contents |
1. First realization -- "The ashes" -- 2. Background of the study: an inside view of corrections -- Some facts about women and violent crimes -- Signs of trouble are many -- Cruel and unusual punishment instead of mental health care -- The prison clinic -- 3. Diagnostic dilemmas in psychological assessments -- 4. Data collection and evaluation -- Pitfalls and success strategies -- Quantitative data -- Qualitative data -- Data used in this study -- 5. Pocaan and peer education -- Effective programs in correctional education -- Applying the principles in practice -- Implementing Pocaan -- The special needs unit -- 6. The alternatives to violence program (AVP) and peace talks -- The opening talk -- The eight main sessions -- Lectures -- Structure of lecture sessions -- 7. Trouble in TEC -- Power over our own life -- Results of powerless in prison -- In TEC: an extreme environment -- A step in the right direction -- 8. The effects of abuse -- Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Recognizing abuse: the victim's awareness manual -- Voices of the innocent -- 9. TEC and the beginnings of betterment -- Expanding with volunteers -- Expanding the range of activities -- Program coordinator duties -- 10. Inmates' and families' needs -- Case study -- TEC resident Annie -- Case study -- TEC resident Barbie -- The parenting instructor's view -- A community leader's view -- The children left behind -- 11. The survey -- Voices of the inmates -- 12. Recommendations -- Educational design -- Two steps forward, one step back -- The view from WCCW's Education Department -- Thoughts for the future -- 13. Conclusion |
| Summary |
Serving a life sentence, Compton has experienced some of the best and worst of correctional theory and practice, and has used her experience and talent to improve programs for inmates. In this study, she relates heart-rending images of lives in disarray and describes programs that have been successful in producing rehabilitation |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-206) |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Women prisoners -- United States
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Women prisoners -- Rehabilitation -- United States
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Penology.
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Women prisoners
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Women prisoners -- Rehabilitation
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780875861746 |
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0875861741 |
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0875862020 |
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9780875862026 |
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1280655712 |
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9781280655715 |
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