Women, Prison, and Crime

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.

Foreward

xi

Preface

xiii

Introduction to Women's Prisons: Differences and Disparities

1

(19)

Increasing Numbers, Increasing Controversy

2

(6)

Women's Prisons Across the United States

8

(3)

Research and the Female Offender

11

(4)

Conclusion: Unanswered Questions

15

(4)

Suggested Readings

19

(1)

History of Women's Prisons: The Legacy of Difference

20

(20)

Early Punishments and Places of Confinement

21

(5)

The Reformatory Era and Women

26

(9)

The End of the Reformatory Era

35

(3)

Conclusion: The Legacy of Difference

38

(1)

Suggested Readings

39

(1)

Who Are the Women in Prison?

40

(27)

Female Criminality

41

(7)

Explanations for Female Criminality

48

(5)

A Profile of the Female Prisoner

53

(11)

Conclusion

64

(2)

Suggested Readings

66

(1)

Entering Prison and Adjustment

67

(24)

A Building Boom of Women's Prisons

68

(1)

Entering the Prison

69

(4)

The Prison World

73

(10)

Co-correctional Facilities

83

(2)

Differences Between Women's and Men's Prisons

85

(3)

Conclusion

88

(2)

Suggested Readings

90

(1)

Gender-Responsive Programming: The Reality of Difference

91

(30)

Programs

92

(10)

Drugs: A Solution Becomes a Problem

102

(4)

Inmates as Mothers

106

(11)

Gender-Responsive Programming

117

(2)

Conclusion

119

(1)

Suggested Readings

120

(1)

Living in Prison

121

(28)

The Deprivations of Imprisonment

122

(2)

Adaptations: The Prisoner Subculture

124

(18)

Comparing Prisons for Women and Men

142

(4)

Conclusion

146

(2)

Suggested Readings

148

(1)

Legal Issues of Incarcerated Women

149

(23)

Legal Challenges by Women

150

(3)

Causes of Action

153

(3)

Programming and Medical Services

156

(5)

Other Issues

161

(2)

Cross-Sex Supervision

163

(5)

Parity Versus Different Needs

168

(3)

Conclusion

171

(1)

Suggested Readings

171

(1)

Working in Prison: Staff and Administration

172

(29)

Female Correctional Officers

175

(9)

Men Guarding Women

184

(6)

Officer Subculture

190

(1)

Interactions with Inmates

191

(7)

Management Issues in a Women's Prison

198

(1)

Conclusion

199

(1)

Suggested Readings

200

(1)

Women Incarcerated: Jails and Prisons Around the World

201

(14)

Jail Inmates

201

(6)

Prisons for Women Across the World

207

(6)

Conclusion

213

(1)

Suggested Readings

214

(1)

Conclusions and Future Directions

215

(14)

Legacies of the Past

215

(2)

Comparing Prisons for Women and Men

217

(1)

Parity Versus Difference

218

(1)

Gender-Specific Programming

219

(4)

Conclusion

223

(5)

Suggested Readings

228

(1)

References

229

(20)

Table of Cases

249

(2)

Name Index

251

(5)

Subject Index

256

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