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incarcerated women and their families
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- Article/Artikel
- Magazine Title
- Women and Criminal Justice
- Magazine Year
- 2001
- Magazine Number
- 4
- Creator
- Sharp, S.F.
- Creator
- Marcus-menodza, Susan T.
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- gedetineerden, kinderen, Verenigde Staten
- Description
- In the United States, incarceration rates are increasing at an alarming rate. In particular, the incarceration of women is increasing. Oklahoma has the highest rate of female incarceration in the nation, and drug offenders comprise a significant proportion of these female inmates. Placing large numbers of women in prison have serious implications not only for the women but also for their families, particularly their children. We surveyed 144 incarcerated female drug offenders in Oklahoma, 96 of whom reported dependent children living with them prior to incarceration. The data included the women's perceptions of the effect of their incarceration on their families as well as an examination of the potential for serious problems due to placement of the children. The study indicates that many children are placed with families that have a history of abuse, which suggests that failure to consider the implications of incarcerating large numbers of women likely contributes to serious abuse risks for their children.
the social construction of `stranger-danger' in Washington state as a form of patriarchal ideology
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- Article/Artikel
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- Women and Criminal Justice
- Magazine Year
- 1995-1996
- Magazine Number
- 2
- Creator
- Websdale, Neil
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- huiselijk geweld, seksueel geweld, Verenigde Staten
- Description
- The article critically examines Washington State's Predator Law (1990). The most controversial part of the law provides for the indefinite civil commitment of `sexually violent predators'. Under the legislation, husbands who victimize their wives and children cannot be defined as predators. The author argues that the social construction of predators as sick strangers is an ideological construct. This non-conspirators construct diverts attention from the fact that male intrafamilial violence is by far the greatest threat to the safety of women and children. These diversionary tendencies in the predator discourse constitute a hitherto scarcely publicized backlash against feminist arguments about the need for criminal laws that work in the interests of all women and childeren.
an exploratory study
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- Article/Artikel
- Magazine Title
- Women and Criminal Justice
- Magazine Year
- 2002
- Magazine Number
- 2/3
- Creator
- Calhoun, Avery J.
- Creator
- Coleman, Heather D.
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- gedetineerden, gevangenissen, seksueel geweld, Verenigde Staten
- Description
- This exploratory study examined dimensions of staff-inmate sexual contact in a correctional facility in Hawaii through two focus group interviews with imprisoned women. The women described three types of sexual abuse in prison: 'trading,' 'love,' and 'in the line of duty.' Findings include the women's account of these forms of abuse and their perceptions of responsibility for staff-inmate sexual contact in correctional institutions. The women's beliefs about factors contributing to sexual abuse of female inmates, including job expectations of and power issues among adult correctional officers (ACO's), and the consequences of reporting abuse are also discussed. Given the vulnerability of female inmates and the power dynamics that typify the prison context, further research on this problem is warranted.
an assessment
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- Article/Artikel
- Magazine Title
- Women and Criminal Justice
- Magazine Year
- 1999
- Magazine Number
- 4
- Creator
- Schafer, N.E.
- Creator
- Dellinger, A.B.
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- gedetineerden, ouderschap, Verenigde Staten
- Description
- An empirical foundation for concluding that incarceration affects fathers and mothers differently.
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- Article/Artikel
- Magazine Title
- Women and Criminal Justice
- Magazine Year
- 2006
- Magazine Number
- 4
- Creator
- Lane, Jodi
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- criminologie, hoogleraren, Verenigde Staten, 20e eeuw, biografische gegevens
- Description
- This article examines the personal life and professional career during the last three decades of Joan Petersilia, American scholar in the field of criminology.
Do women accept legal restrictions more than their male counterparts?
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- Article/Artikel
- Magazine Title
- Women and Criminal Justice
- Magazine Year
- 2007
- Magazine Number
- 1/2
- Creator
- Eterno, John A.
- Thesaurus
- politie, politieagenten, beleid, man vrouw verschillen, Verenigde Staten
- Description
- Description of similarities and differences between male and female officers' legal behaviors, based on a study of the use of the Compstat model, an aggressive, crime-fighting style of policing.
female inmates' views of health services in two Ohio prisons
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- Article/Artikel
- Magazine Title
- Women and Criminal Justice
- Magazine Year
- 2005
- Magazine Number
- 3
- Creator
- Ammar, Nawal H.
- Creator
- Weaver, Robert R.
- Thesaurus
- gedetineerden, gevangenissen, gezondheidszorg, Verenigde Staten
- Description
- Description of the role gender plays in prison health care delivery, based on face-to-face interviews of fifty-six women inmates. The results show that women are willing to discuss only physical ailments and are reluctant to speak about mental health care or HIV. While women benefit from health care services in prison, they still feel that a female-oriented approach to health care in general will improve the services.
an attitudinal assessment of future law enforcement personnel
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- Article/Artikel
- Magazine Title
- Women and Criminal Justice
- Magazine Year
- 1999
- Magazine Number
- 4
- Creator
- Austin, T.L.
- Creator
- Hummer, D.
- Thesaurus
- politie, politieagenten, man vrouw verschillen, onderwijs, Verenigde Staten
- Description
- The present research assesses the attitudes of 835 undergraduate students at a midsize, state-supported university in the Northeast toward women in the field of policing.
An Exploratory Study of Policies and Programs for Aging Female Inmates
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- Article/Artikel
- Magazine Title
- Women and Criminal Justice
- Magazine Year
- 2004
- Magazine Number
- 3/4
- Creator
- Williams, Monica A.
- Creator
- Rikard, Robert Vann
- Thesaurus
- gedetineerden, ouderen, overheidsbeleid, Verenigde Staten
- Description
- After reviewing the growth patterns and projections for aging female inmates, state and federal policies will be examined to determine which, if any, are arguably gender-specific.
implications for correctional programming
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- Article/Artikel
- Magazine Title
- Women and Criminal Justice
- Magazine Year
- 2002
- Magazine Number
- 2/3
- Creator
- Holtfreter, Kristy
- Creator
- Morash, Merry
- Thesaurus
- criminaliteit, daders, gedetineerden, reclassering, Verenigde Staten
- Description
- Recent corrections research indicates that programs and community services providing assistance and training for women offenders are lacking. Using a sample of 402 female felony offenders, women's needs, including those thought to be criminogenic (i.e., characteristics and circumstances that heighten an individual's recidivism risk), are examined to determine whether certain groups of women possess similar sets of needs. Cluster analysis is used to identify combinations of needs shared within subgroups of female felons. Identification of common and co-occurring needs, particularly those associated with high risk for recidivism, can assist program staff, advocates for women offenders, and correctional administrators in determining what combination of program elements should be available to women, and the degree to which programming must address multiple domains.