Women on Guard : Discrimination and Harassment in Corrections

, by McMahon, Maeve

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ISBN: 9780802041463 | 0802041469
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Copyright: 2/1/1999

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Acknowledgments

Women Working in Corrections and in Prisons for Men

(13)

Introduction

(1)

The Hidden World of Prisons

(2)

The Need for Research

(1)

The Genesis of This Book

(5)

An Outline of This Book

(4)

A History of Women Working in Corrections and in Prisons for Men

(12)

The Situation Prior to the 1970s

(2)

The Introduction of Female Correctional Officers in Prisons for Men

(3)

Developments Facilitating the Entry of Women into Prisons for Men

(3)

The Extent, and Limitations, of Women's Involvement in Corrections

(4)

Gender-Based Discrimination and Harassment: From Policy Initiatives to Problems at Bell Cairn

(27)

Government Policies toward Equity and Harassment Prevention

(1)

Correctional Strategies toward Equity for Female Officers

(2)

Disjunctures between Rhetoric and Reality in the Ministry

(1)

Ministry Initiatives in Preventing Harassment in the Early 1990s

(3)

Allegations of Sexual Harassment and Gang-Rape at Bell Cairn

(1)

Initial Perceptions of a Problem with Rowdiness at Bell Cairn

(5)

Incidents at Bell Cairn: Growing Recognition of Sexual Harassment

(6)

Problems in the Ministry's Response to Events at Bell Cairn

(2)

Actions, and Problems, Subsequent to the Bell Cairn Scandal

(6)

Discrimination and Harassment at the Wakefield Jail: A Research Perspective

(34)

Research on Women Working in Prisons for Men

(1)

The Wakefield Jail as a Case Study

(5)

The Male Culture of Prisons

(3)

The Male Culture at the Wakefield Jail

(2)

Micro-inequities

(1)

Micro-inequities at the Wakefield Jail

(2)

Gender Discrimination

(7)

Gender Discrimination at the Wakefield Jail

Sexual Harassment

(2)

Sexual Harassment at the Wakefield Jail

(8)

The Wakefield Jail as a Poisoned Environment

(2)

Women's Feelings Following Discrimination and Harassment

(3)

Impediments to Reporting Discrimination and Harassment

(21)

Research on Impediments to Reporting

(4)

Management Staff's Contribution to, and Exacerbation of, Problems

(7)

Why Did Women Not Complain, Or Not Complain Sooner?

100

(4)

Problems and Reprisals Following the Initiation of Complaints

104

(6)

Responding to, and Ending, Discrimination and Harassment

110

(20)

Strategies toward Dealing with Discrimination and Harassment

110

(2)

Recognizing Operational Matters as Policy Issues

112

(3)

Implementing Meaningful Responses and Penalities

115

(5)

Providing Effective Training for Staff

120

(4)

Improving Hiring, Promotion, and Support Systems for Women

124

(6)

Conclusion

130

(6)

Harassment and Discrimination as 1990s Issues

130

(4)

The Need for Systemic Solutions

134

(2)

Epilogue: The Arbitration Decision about the Wakefield Grievances

136

(19)

A Decision at Last

136

(1)

Legal Foundation of the Grievance Settlement Board's Decision

137

(2)

Findings of the Board about Individual Grievances

139

(3)

The Board's Innovative Imposition of Systemic Remedies

142

(3)

Individual Remedies for the Grievors

145

(1)

The Grievors' Reactions to the Decision

146

(6)

Reactions at the Jail

152

(1)

Challenges Facing the Union and the Ministry

153

(1)

Postscript

154

(1)

Appendix Workplace Discrimination and Harassment Prevention: Policy Directive and Guideline, Ontario Government 1992

155

(22)

Notes

177

(26)

References

203

(8)

Index

211

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Women on Guard : Discrimination and Harassment in Corrections

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