Handbook on Women and Imprisonment / UNODC.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

Series:

Criminal justice handbook series 2411-8273.

Criminal Justice Handbook Series, 2411-8273.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women and Gender Issues.

Local Subjects:

Women and Gender Issues.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (159 pages).

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This handbook aims to assist legislators, policymakers, prison managers, staff and non-governmental organizations in implementing international standards and norms related to the gender-specific needs of women prisoners, in particular the United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Offenders and Non-Custodial Measures for Women Offenders ('the Bangkok Rules'). It further aims to increase awareness about the profile of female offenders and to suggest ways in which to reduce their unnecessary imprisonment, including by rationalising legislation and criminal justice policies, and by providing a wide range of alternatives to prison at all stages of the criminal justice process. The handbook forms part of a series of tools developed by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to support countries in implementing the rule of law and the development of criminal justice reform.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Introduction

The special needs of female prisoners

Management of women's prisons

Reducing the female prison population by reforming legislation and practice: suggested measures

Research, planning, evaluation and public awareness-raising

Management of women's prisons: key recommendations

Reducing the female prison population: key recommendations

Research, planning, evaluation and public awareness-raising: key recommendations

References.

ISBN:

9789210565950

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.