The nature of criminal punishment has undergone profound change in the United States in recent decades. This case study of women serving time in California in the 1960s and 1990s examines this recent history. Drawing on archival data, interviews, and surveys, the authors' analysis considers the relationships among official philosophies and practices of imprisonment, women's responses to the prison regime, and relations between women prisoners.
The nature of criminal punishment has undergone profound change in the United States in recent decades. This case study of women serving time in Calif...
The nature of criminal punishment has undergone profound change in the United States in recent decades. This case study of women serving time in California in the 1960s and 1990s examines this recent history. Drawing on archival data, interviews, and surveys, the authors' analysis considers the relationships among official philosophies and practices of imprisonment, women's responses to the prison regime, and relations between women prisoners.
The nature of criminal punishment has undergone profound change in the United States in recent decades. This case study of women serving time in Calif...
While rates of violent victimization have declined, women are still much more likely than men to be attacked by an intimate partner. Simultaneously, women's involvement in the criminal justice system, as arrestees and sentenced offenders, is increasing. Criminologists are struggling to understand these patterns of offending and victimization and how they can be prevented. Composed of original contributions by many of the top scholars in criminology, these essays will help to transform our understanding of women's relation to crime.
Composed of original contributions by many of the...
While rates of violent victimization have declined, women are still much more likely than men to be attacked by an intimate partner. Simultaneously...
While rates of violent victimization have declined, women are still much more likely than men to be attacked by an intimate partner. Simultaneously, women's involvement in the criminal justice system, as arrestees and sentenced offenders, is increasing. Criminologists are struggling to understand these patterns of offending and victimization and how they can be prevented. Composed of original contributions by many of the top scholars in criminology, these essays will help to transform our understanding of women's relation to crime.
Composed of original contributions by many of the...
While rates of violent victimization have declined, women are still much more likely than men to be attacked by an intimate partner. Simultaneously...
Drawing on qualitative and quantitative research from around the world, this book brings together renowned international scholars to explore life-course perspectives on women's imprisonment. Instead of covering only one aspect of women's carceral experiences, this book offers a broader perspective that encompasses women's pathways to prison, their prison experiences and the effects of these experiences on their children's well-being, as well as their subsequent chances of desisting from crime.
Encompassing perspectives from theNetherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Scotland, the...
Drawing on qualitative and quantitative research from around the world, this book brings together renowned international scholars to explore life-c...
Candac Kruttschnitt Candace Kruttschnitt Catrien C. J. H. Bijleveld
Drawing on qualitative and quantitative research from around the world, this book brings together renowned international scholars to explore life-course perspectives on women's imprisonment. Instead of covering only one aspect of women's carceral experiences, this book offers a broader perspective that encompasses women's pathways to prison, their prison experiences and the effects of these experiences on their children's well-being, as well as their subsequent chances of desisting from crime.
Encompassing perspectives from theNetherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Scotland, the...
Drawing on qualitative and quantitative research from around the world, this book brings together renowned international scholars to explore life-c...
