Women and prison / Jada Hector, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hector, Jada.

ProQuest ebook central.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women prisoners.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2020]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Chapter 1: An Overview: What We Know About Incarcerated Women and Girls

1.1 An Introduction

1.2 Who Are Imprisoned Women and Girls?

1.3 What Do We Know About Their Lives Outside Incarceration?

1.4 What Is Incarceration Like for Women and Girls?

1.5 What Might We Do to Help Women and Girls?

References

Chapter 2: Pop Culture and Perception

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Prison Life in the Media

2.2.1 Oz

2.2.2 Orange Is the New Black

2.3 Celebrities in Prison

2.3.1 Martha Stewart

2.3.2 Winona Ryder

2.3.3 Felicity Huffman and Lori Laughlin

2.4 Conclusion and The CSI Effect

Chapter 3: Female Perpetrators: Risks, Needs, and Pathways to Offending

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Risk Factors and Pathways to Female Offending

3.2.1 Pathways to Offending

3.2.2 Offense-Specific Risk Factors

3.3 The Role of the Victim-Offender Overlap

3.4 Theoretical Perspectives to Female Offenders

3.5 Recidivism of Female Offenders

Chapter 4: Criminal Justice Processing and Procedure, Generally and for Justice-Involved Women

4.1 The Backstory

4.2 Moving Through the System Post-arrest

4.2.1 Advisement Hearing

4.2.2 Arraignment

4.2.3 Pre-trial Sentencing and Prosecution Diversion

4.2.4 Pre-trial Hearings

4.2.5 Going to Prison

4.2.6 Intake

4.3 How Is Sentencing Handled for Women

4.3.1 Different Elements/Components of Sentencing

4.3.2 Are Women More Likely to Be Sentenced Easier or Harsh

4.4 A Trending Exception

Chapter 5: The Female Prison Experience

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Behavioral Misconduct in Female Prisons

5.2.1 Gender Differences and Misconduct

5.3 Social Support and the Prison Experience

5.4 How to Address the Impact of Incarceration for Females

5.5 Policy Recommendations and Future Research Directions

Chapter 6: Justice-Involved Girls and Women, Health and Pregnancy, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Concerns

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Substance Use Disorder

6.2.1 Available Substance Use Programming

6.2.1.1 Drug Abuse Education

6.2.1.2 Nonresidential Drug Abuse Treatment

6.2.1.3 Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP)

6.2.1.4 Community Treatment Services (CTS)

6.3 Available Mental Health Programming

6.3.1 England and Wales Studies

6.3.2 Experiences in New Zealand

6.3.3 The American Experience

6.4 Incarcerated Girls' and Women's Experiences with Pregnancy and Motherhood

6.5 Innovation and Looking to the Future

Chapter 7: Sexuality and Gender: Locked in, and Out

7.1 Introduction

7.2 How Does Sexuality Come Into Play? Does It?

7.3 How Does a Woman's Sexual Identity Impact Life Within Prison?

7.4 The Full Spectrum: Woman Identities and the Impact on Prison Experiences

7.5 What About Those That Identify as Queer?

7.6 Transgender and Prison

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed September 2, 2020).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9783030461720

3030461726

Publisher Number:

40030099376

10.1007/978-3-030-46

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.