03467nam 22006855 450 991076549120332120251008151938.03-031-46331-510.1007/978-3-031-46331-0(MiAaPQ)EBC30960569(Au-PeEL)EBL30960569(CKB)29019294500041(DE-He213)978-3-031-46331-0(OCoLC)1410591593(EXLCZ)992901929450004120231120d2023 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierWomen Prisoners A Case Study of Central Prison for Women Karachi /by Aliyah Ali Bilgrami, Shagufta Nasreen1st ed. 2023.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2023.1 online resource (109 pages)Behavioral Science and Psychology SeriesPrint version: Bilgrami, Aliyah Ali Women Prisoners Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2024 Chapter 1: Introduction: Cultural Forces, Economic Pressures and Discriminatory Laws -- Chapter 2: Feminist theories about criminology -- Chapter 3: COVID-19 and Women: Incarceration, Economic Pressure, Medical Facilities, and Health Issues -- Chapter 4: Women in the criminal justice system, Research Methodology, Case Studies -- Chapter 5: Women, Crime and Media, global and Pakistani Context -- Chapter 6: Violence against women in prison behavior of jail officials, class differences within women prisoners versus prisoner -- Chapter 7: Women and social relationships in prison behaviors of sibling’s family issues.This book examines the female criminals and the prison conditions and issues they must endure through the lens of a case study in the Karachi women’s prison in Pakistan. With higher events of crime and poverty due to COVID-19, this volume considers the worsening conditions for women inmates as it relates to psychological trauma, access to resources, economic factors, and working against the cultural forces and criminal justice forces that contribute to the unstable state of women’s prisons. Addressing a gap in literature about female inmates in South Asia and Pakistan this volume is ideal for researchers in feminist criminology, women’s studies, prisoner psychology, and for law enforcement agencies.Behavioral Science and Psychology SeriesCorrectionsPunishmentCrimeSociological aspectsForensic psychologyFeminismFeminist theoryPrison and PunishmentCrime and SocietyForensic PsychologyFeminism and Feminist TheoryCorrections.Punishment.CrimeSociological aspects.Forensic psychology.Feminism.Feminist theory.Prison and Punishment.Crime and Society.Forensic Psychology.Feminism and Feminist Theory.364.6Bilgrami Aliyah Ali1449009Nasrīn Shaguftah1725754MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910765491203321Women Prisoners4130176UNINA