Female Offenders -- who are They and what are the Problems Confronting Them?
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
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Published: 1979
Total Pages: 100
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. General Accounting Office
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Published: 1979
Total Pages: 100
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. General Accounting Office
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Published: 1980
Total Pages: 85
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice
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Published: 1981
Total Pages: 828
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Rosemary Sheehan
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2010-12-21
Total Pages: 401
ISBN-13: 1136839941
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Contributions to this book challenge policy-makers and corrections systems to concentrate on community provision for women offenders and resist popular calls for more punitive responses to all offenders, women included. Contributors come from a wide range of countries including Australia, Canada, UK and USA. They argue that the criminogenic lens applied to women’s offending must be gender-responsive if systems are to be successful at addressing the disadvantage and risk associated with offending behaviour.
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
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Published: 1981
Total Pages: 48
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Published: 1982
Total Pages: 80
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. General Accounting Office
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Published: 1980
Total Pages: 64
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Martin Guevara Urbina
Publisher: Charles C Thomas Publisher
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 0398085994
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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, then, is to provide a balance to the existing literature and research on female prisoners in the United States and, to an extent, abroad, focusing primarily on female offenders and using data gathered from the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. The book utilizes a comprehensive investigative approach by equating the experience of female offenders by the totality of circumstances within an historical, institutional, political, and ideological context. The critical objective is to offer an inclusive analysis of the things that are considered by female inmates to be the most significant before, during, and after their incarceration, as a way of better understanding the reasons that lead to their first incarceration as well as subsequent incarcerations. By reading this book, the reader will have a greater understanding of the many challenges facing female inmates, as well as the relationship between inmates, correctional officers and, by extension, society in general. Also provided is a series of policy recommendations throughout the book, particularly in the concluding chapter and epilogue.
Author: Lisa M. Carter
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-07-20
Total Pages: 342
ISBN-13: 1351651196
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Often, research concerning the female offender is scarce. This book adds to the criminological literature on the topic of reentry for women, focusing on the barriers women face as they return to society and adjust to life after incarceration. Each chapter addresses specific issues, challenges, and obstacles affiliated with the hindrance of successful reentry processes associated with female offenders, as well as data-driven empirical studies. While corrections has often misunderstood or overlooked the needs of returning offenders, the shortcomings of the institutions have a greater impact on women than on their male counterparts, particularly regarding the occurrence of social and medical problems, especially those related to mental health and substance abuse. Female Offenders and Reentry helps criminal justice students and practitioners see the full picture when considering the challenges faced by female offenders reintegrating into society.