Women and prison

This edited volume presents research about life in prison for women, discussing both incarcerated women and those working in prisons. It addresses womens paths through the criminal justice system from sentencing through post-incarceration and reintegration into society, highlighting the differences in women's experience of prison compared to their male counterparts and noting both the positive and negative changes implemented for women behind bars. Covering research on stigma, pop culture, motherhood, sexuality and gender, access to healthcare, vocational training, and educational opportunities, this text takes both a local and international view. Women and Prison is a comprehensive volume suitable for criminal justice researchers, mental health professionals, students of criminology, women's studies, sociology and those seeking a career in corrections.

Intro -- Contents -- Chapter 1: An Overview: What We Know About Incarcerated Women and Girls -- 1.1 An Introduction -- 1.2 Who Are Imprisoned Women and Girls? -- 1.3 What Do We Know About Their Lives Outside Incarceration? -- 1.4 What Is Incarceration Like for Women and Girls? -- 1.5 What Might We Do to Help Women and Girls? -- References -- Chapter 2: Pop Culture and Perception -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Prison Life in the Media -- 2.2.1 Oz -- 2.2.2 Orange Is the New Black -- 2.3 Celebrities in Prison -- 2.3.1 Martha Stewart -- 2.3.2 Winona Ryder -- 2.3.3 Felicity Huffman and Lori Laughlin

2.4 Conclusion and The CSI Effect -- References -- Chapter 3: Female Perpetrators: Risks, Needs, and Pathways to Offending -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Risk Factors and Pathways to Female Offending -- 3.2.1 Pathways to Offending -- 3.2.2 Offense-Specific Risk Factors -- 3.3 The Role of the Victim-Offender Overlap -- 3.4 Theoretical Perspectives to Female Offenders -- 3.5 Recidivism of Female Offenders -- References -- Chapter 4: Criminal Justice Processing and Procedure, Generally and for Justice-Involved Women -- 4.1 The Backstory -- 4.2 Moving Through the System Post-arrest

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