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A comprehensive study of female offenders : life before, during, and after incarceration / by Martin Guevara Urbina

Author
Urbina, Martin G. (Martin Guevara), 1972-
Published
Springfield, Ill. : Charles C. Thomas, [2008]
Copyright Date
©2008
Physical Description
xiv, 279 pages ; 26 cm

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Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Leading Characteristics of the American Female Prisoner: A Twenty-First Century Profile -- 3. The Lives of Female Prisoners Before Their Incarceration -- 4. Inmates' Involvement With the Criminal Justice System -- 5. An Exploration of Female Prisons and the Women They Control -- 6. The Many Faces of Women's Health -- 7. Living Under the Same Roof: Female Offenders and Correctional Officers -- 8. Critical Issues: Twenty-First Century Challenges -- 9. Life After Prison -- 10. Conclusion.
Summary
"Few empirical studies have focused on women in prison. In the last few years, though, a number of studies have demonstrated that there are fundamental differences between male and female prisoners in an ever-changing penal system. Consequently, there has been a need for more comprehensive studies of female offenders for three primary reasons: (1) imperative research gaps remain to be bridged; (2) the female prison experience is not constant; and (3) prison rates for female offenders, especially minority offenders, have increased considerably in the last few years. A central goal of this book, then, is to provide a balance to the existing literature and research on female prisoners in the United States and, to an extent, abroad, focusing primarily on female offenders and using data gathered from the Wisconsin Department of Corrections." "The book utilizes a comprehensive investigative approach by equating the experience of female offenders by the totality of circumstances within an historical, institutional, political, and ideological context. The critical objective is to offer an inclusive analysis of the things that are considered by female inmates to be the most significant before, during, and after their incarceration, as a way of better understanding the reasons that lead to their first incarceration as well as subsequent incarcerations. By reading this book, the reader will have a greater understanding of the many challenges facing female inmates, as well as the relationship between inmates, correctional officers and, by extension, society in general. Also provided is a series of policy recommendations throughout the book, particularly in the concluding chapter and epilogue."--BOOK JACKET.
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ISBN
9780398078119
0398078114
9780398078126 (pbk.)
0398078122 (pbk.)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-268) and index.
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