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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Urbina, Martin G. (Martin Guevara), 1972- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Female offenders.

Female offenders--United States.

Women prisoners.

Women prisoners--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 p.)

Place of Publication:

Springfield, Illinois : Charles C Thomas, Publisher, Ltd., 2008.

Language Note:

English

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,

Contents:

A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF FEMALE OFFENDERS; CONTENTS; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 CHARACTERISTICS OF AMERICAN PRISONERS:; Chapter 3 THE LIVES OF FEMALE PRISONERS; Chapter 4 INMATES' INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM; Chapter 5 AN EXPLORATION OF FEMALE PRISONS AND WOMEN THEY CONTROL; Chapter 6 THE MANY FACES OF WOMEN'S HEALTH; Chapter 7 LIVING UNDER THE SAME ROOF:; Chapter 8 CRITICAL ISSUES:; Chapter 9 LIFE AFTER PRISON; Chapter 10 CONCLUSION; EPILOGUE: THOUGHTS FOR THE FUTURE; NOTES; REFERENCES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-398-08599-4

OCLC:

689995697