Women, Prison, and Crime

Name: Women, Prison, and Crime
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ISBN: 9780534516895

ISBN-10: 0534516890

ISBN-13: 9780534516895

Edition: 2nd 2002 (Revised)

Authors: Joycelyn M. Pollock

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This text 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.

Book details

List price: $99.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 7/13/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

Dr. Joycelyn Pollock has been a professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Texas State University-San Marcos (formerly Southwest Texas State University) since 1993. She previously served as a probation and parole officer in the state of Washington and a program review specialist for the New York Department of Correctional Services. She taught law and criminology at the University of Turku, Finland, as a Fulbright fellow and conducted training in the areas of criminology, sexual harassment and ethics. Dr. Pollock's many published works include PRISON: TODAY AND TOMORROW; WOMEN, LAW, AND SOCIAL CONTROL; PRISONS AND PRISON LIFE: COSTS AND CONSEQUENCES; and MORALITY STORIES. She…



Foreward


Preface



Introduction to Women's Prisons: Differences and Disparities


Increasing Numbers, Increasing Controversy


Women's Prisons Across the United States


Research and the Female Offender


Conclusion: Unanswered Questions


Suggested Readings



History of Women's Prisons: The Legacy of Difference


Early Punishments and Places of Confinement


The Reformatory Era and Women


The End of the Reformatory Era


Conclusion: The Legacy of Difference


Suggested Readings



Who Are the Women in Prison?


Female Criminality


Explanations for Female Criminality


A Profile of the Female Prisoner


Conclusion


Suggested Readings



Entering Prison and Adjustment


A Building Boom of Women's Prisons


Entering the Prison


The Prison World


Co-correctional Facilities


Differences Between Women's and Men's Prisons


Conclusion


Suggested Readings



Gender-Responsive Programming: The Reality of Difference


Programs


Drugs: A Solution Becomes a Problem


Inmates as Mothers


Gender-Responsive Programming


Conclusion


Suggested Readings



Living in Prison


The Deprivations of Imprisonment


Adaptations: The Prisoner Subculture


Comparing Prisons for Women and Men


Conclusion


Suggested Readings



Legal Issues of Incarcerated Women


Legal Challenges by Women


Causes of Action


Programming and Medical Services


Other Issues


Cross-Sex Supervision


Parity Versus Different Needs


Conclusion


Suggested Readings



Working in Prison: Staff and Administration


Female Correctional Officers


Men Guarding Women


Officer Subculture


Interactions with Inmates


Management Issues in a Women's Prison


Conclusion


Suggested Readings



Women Incarcerated: Jails and Prisons Around the World


Jail Inmates


Prisons for Women Across the World


Conclusion


Suggested Readings



Conclusions and Future Directions


Legacies of the Past


Comparing Prisons for Women and Men


Parity Versus Difference


Gender-Specific Programming


Conclusion


Suggested Readings


References


Table of Cases


Name Index


Subject Index