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women, prison, and life behind bars
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Rathbone, Cristina
- Publish Year
- 2005
- Shelfmark
- VS 8 2005
- Thesaurus
- gevangenissen, vrouwengevangenissen, criminaliteit, drugs, verslavingen
- Description
- The number of men in American prisons has doubled in the past 20 years: the number of women incarcerated in the U.S.—now approaching a million—has quintupled during the same period. Journalist Rathbone fought in the courts for years to secure access to these women, and her passion and tenacity are on display in this clear-eyed account of life inside Massachusetts's MCI-Framingham, the oldest women's prison in the country. The numbing sameness of women's crimes—nonviolent offenses, mostly drug-related, make up three-fourths of female convictions—is transcended by Rathbone's focus on a handful of individual stories, The book avoids the temptation to frame these women as mere passive victims of a system or culture gone awry, although Rathbone does not hesitate to expose inefficiency, thoughtlessness and even abuse at all levels of the correctional bureaucracy. Poor psychological care, mandatory sentencing laws and institutionalized sexual exploitation also come in for heavy, thoughtful criticism.
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- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Chesney-Lind, Meda
- Creator
- Shelden, Randall G.
- Publish Year
- 2004
- Shelfmark
- B6538 - B
- Thesaurus
- recht, geweld, alcohol, drugs, verslavingen, meisjes, criminaliteit, wetgeving, gevangenissen, statistiek, Verenigde Staten
- Description
- Authors Meda Chesney-Lind and Randall G. Shelden include the relevance of classic theories of delinquency to female juveniles: an impressive amount of historical data and numerous contemporary studies to show that, often, mainstream theories and approaches don't work with female juveniles: and ten in-depth interviews with delinquent girls who share their experiences in the criminal justice system. In addition to greater theoretical development, this edition has been updated with a separate chapter on girls in gangs: important new statistics: and more information on the use of drugs and alcohol, drug-addicted babies, the impact of the newest legislation, and the relative success of alternative programs to incarceration.
theory and practice in feminist criminology
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- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Schram, Pamela J. > (ed.)
- Creator
- Koons-Witt, Barbara > (ed.)
- Contributor
- Lutze, Faith
- Publish Year
- 2004
- Shelfmark
- B6608 - B
- Thesaurus
- criminologie, gevangenissen, drugs, verslavingen, daders, etniciteit, sociale klasse, geweld, bundel
- Description
- The articles in this collection provide insight into the effects of structural arrangements on behavior and highlight the intersection of race, class, and gender. The editors chose articles illuminating the gender and environmental factors that precede criminal behavior and the effects of gender on how the criminal justice system perceives and treats adult women offenders. Section I is an overview of feminist theory in criminology, from its early influence to its recent contributions. Section II addresses gender issues important to understanding women and the crimes they commit and emphasizes the need to study how gender organizes criminal activity. The articles in section III discuss the laws and policies affecting women offenders, including the effects of stereotypes on sentencing and the rising rates of incarceration due to drug laws. The final section analyzes the treatment of women in prison and programs for female offenders from a feminist perspective.
women, young offenders and ethnic minorities
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Publish Year
- 2003
- Shelfmark
- digitaal
- Thesaurus
- verslavingen, gevangenissen, onderzoeksverslag
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Merlo, Alida V. > [ed]
- Creator
- Pollock, Joycelyn M. > [ed]
- Contributor
- Joseph, Janice
- Publish Year
- 2006
- Shelfmark
- VS 8 2006
- Thesaurus
- daders, slachtoffers, meisjes, juridische beroepen, moorden, gevangenissen, huiselijk geweld, recht, seksueel geweld, drugs, verslavingen
- Description
- Written by leading scholars, this collection of original articles examines women as offenders, professionals, and victims. This reader explores current issues—including the increase in women’s imprisonment rates, women as rape survivors, women who kill in abusive relationships, and women working within the criminal justice system. Eleven new articles as well as numerous updated articles keep this the most current reader on women, law, and criminal justice.
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