Women, Prison, and Crime

by Pollock-Byrne, Joycelyn M.

• ISBN13: 9780534128883
• ISBN10: 0534128882
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1990-03-01
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Women, Prison, & Crime paints a truly cohesive and comprehensive picture of the women who live and work in America's prisons.

Table of Contents

Foreward	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Introduction to Women's Prisons: Differences and Disparities	p. 1
Increasing Numbers, Increasing Controversy	p. 2
Women's Prisons Across the United States	p. 8
Research and the Female Offender	p. 11
Conclusion: Unanswered Questions	p. 15
Suggested Readings	p. 19
History of Women's Prisons: The Legacy of Difference	p. 20
Early Punishments and Places of Confinement	p. 21
The Reformatory Era and Women	p. 26
The End of the Reformatory Era	p. 35
Conclusion: The Legacy of Difference	p. 38
Suggested Readings	p. 39
Who Are the Women in Prison?	p. 40
Female Criminality	p. 41
Explanations for Female Criminality	p. 48
A Profile of the Female Prisoner	p. 53
Conclusion	p. 64
Suggested Readings	p. 66
Entering Prison and Adjustment	p. 67
A Building Boom of Women's Prisons	p. 68
Entering the Prison	p. 69
The Prison World	p. 73
Co-correctional Facilities	p. 83
Differences Between Women's and Men's Prisons	p. 85
Conclusion	p. 88
Suggested Readings	p. 90
Gender-Responsive Programming: The Reality of Difference	p. 91
Programs	p. 92
Drugs: A Solution Becomes a Problem	p. 102
Inmates as Mothers	p. 106
Gender-Responsive Programming	p. 117
Conclusion	p. 119
Suggested Readings	p. 120
Living in Prison	p. 121
The Deprivations of Imprisonment	p. 122
Adaptations: The Prisoner Subculture	p. 124
Comparing Prisons for Women and Men	p. 142
Conclusion	p. 146
Suggested Readings	p. 148
Legal Issues of Incarcerated Women	p. 149
Legal Challenges by Women	p. 150
Causes of Action	p. 153
Programming and Medical Services	p. 156
Other Issues	p. 161
Cross-Sex Supervision	p. 163
Parity Versus Different Needs	p. 168
Conclusion	p. 171
Suggested Readings	p. 171
Working in Prison: Staff and Administration	p. 172
Female Correctional Officers	p. 175
Men Guarding Women	p. 184
Officer Subculture	p. 190
Interactions with Inmates	p. 191
Management Issues in a Women's Prison	p. 198
Conclusion	p. 199
Suggested Readings	p. 200
Women Incarcerated: Jails and Prisons Around the World	p. 201
Jail Inmates	p. 201
Prisons for Women Across the World	p. 207
Conclusion	p. 213
Suggested Readings	p. 214
Conclusions and Future Directions	p. 215
Legacies of the Past	p. 215
Comparing Prisons for Women and Men	p. 217
Parity Versus Difference	p. 218
Gender-Specific Programming	p. 219
Conclusion	p. 223
Suggested Readings	p. 228
References	p. 229
Table of Cases	p. 249
Name Index	p. 251
Subject Index	p. 256
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