Women, prison, & crime

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Title:

Women, prison, & crime

Author:

Pollock, Joycelyn M., 1956-

ISBN:

9780534516895

Personal Author:

Pollock, Joycelyn M., 1956-

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

Belmont, CA : Wadsworth Thomson Learning, c2002.

Physical Description:

xiv, 258 p. ; 24 cm.

General Note:

Contemporary issues in crime and justice series

Subject Term:

Women prisoners -- United States.

Reformatories for women -- United States.

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This text takes a comprehensive look at women in America's prisons, covering the history of women's prisons, crime rates, and sentencing practices. It provides detailed descriptions of prisoner subcultures, programs, management and staff issues, and legal issues of female prisoners, while also expanding beyond U.S. soil to compare women's prisons in other countries.

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