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Analysing women's imprisonment / / Pat Carlen and Anne Worrall
| Analysing women's imprisonment / / Pat Carlen and Anne Worrall |
| Autore | Carlen Pat. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cullompton, Devon, U.K. ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Willan Pub., , 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (254 p.) |
| Disciplina | 344.03/5 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WorrallAnne |
| Soggetto topico |
Women prisoners
Reformatories for women |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-135-98691-6
1-281-33147-3 9786611331474 1-84392-421-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Analysing Women's Imprisonment; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 Histories of women's imprisonment; Introduction; The modernisers; The limits to modernism; The postmodernists; Summary; Concepts to know; Further reading; Topics for discussion; Essay questions; Chapter 2 Women in prison: the facts; Introduction; Sentencing women: chivalry or double jeopardy?; Discrimination and Section 95 publications; Counting women in prison; Characteristics of women in prison; International comparisons; Conclusion; Notes; Concepts to know; Further reading; Topics for discussion
Essay questionsChapter 3 Women in prison: contemporary issues; Introduction; A safe environment; Treating people with respect; A full, constructive and purposeful regime; Resettlement training to prevent re-offending; Conclusion; Concepts to know; Further reading; Topics for discussion; Essay questions; Chapter 4 Theories of women's imprisonment; Introduction; Why do women's prisons take the forms they do?; What are women's prisons for?; Political explanations; Penological explanations; Does prison work? Practical assessments; Does prison work? Penal theorists' assessments Cultural explanationsClassical approaches; Feminist approaches; Foucauldian feminist approaches; Conclusion; Concepts to know; Further reading; Topics for discussion; Essay questions; Chapter 5 Alternatives to custody; Introduction; Why aren't women criminalised as much as men?; Why are some women treated leniently by the criminal courts (or are they)?; Alternatives to prison for women; Three models of correctional change (Cohen 1983); Three generations of intensive supervision; Women and community punishment; Women and fines; Trends in supervisory community sentences for women Women and community rehabilitation orders (formerly probation orders)Women and community punishment orders (formerly community service); Women and drugs treatment; Women and electronic monitoring; Women and hostels; Women and intensive supervision; Women and restorative justice; What works for women offenders?; Women-wise penology; Concepts to know; Further reading; Topics for discussion; Essay questions; Chapter 6 Feminist theories of imprisonment and penal politics; Introduction; Administrative, critical, abolitionist and feminist perspectives on punishment Campaigns for abolition of women's imprisonmentFeminist politics and prisoner research ethics; Theorizing the relationships between theory, penal politics and campaigning for change; Conclusion; Concepts to know; Further reading; Topics for discussion; Essay questions; Chapter 7 Investigating women's imprisonment: practical issues; Introduction; Designing the project; Project design checklist; Gaining access; Gaining access checklist; Contacting the interviewees or research participants; Ethical issues; Leaving the research site; Conclusion; Further reading; Topics for discussion Project areas and topics |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454418103321 |
Carlen Pat.
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| Cullompton, Devon, U.K. ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Willan Pub., , 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Analysing women's imprisonment / / Pat Carlen and Anne Worrall
| Analysing women's imprisonment / / Pat Carlen and Anne Worrall |
| Autore | Carlen Pat. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cullompton, Devon, U.K. ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Willan Pub., , 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (254 p.) |
| Disciplina | 344.03/5 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WorrallAnne |
| Soggetto topico |
Women prisoners
Reformatories for women |
| ISBN |
1-135-98698-3
1-135-98691-6 1-281-33147-3 9786611331474 1-84392-421-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Analysing Women's Imprisonment; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 Histories of women's imprisonment; Introduction; The modernisers; The limits to modernism; The postmodernists; Summary; Concepts to know; Further reading; Topics for discussion; Essay questions; Chapter 2 Women in prison: the facts; Introduction; Sentencing women: chivalry or double jeopardy?; Discrimination and Section 95 publications; Counting women in prison; Characteristics of women in prison; International comparisons; Conclusion; Notes; Concepts to know; Further reading; Topics for discussion
Essay questionsChapter 3 Women in prison: contemporary issues; Introduction; A safe environment; Treating people with respect; A full, constructive and purposeful regime; Resettlement training to prevent re-offending; Conclusion; Concepts to know; Further reading; Topics for discussion; Essay questions; Chapter 4 Theories of women's imprisonment; Introduction; Why do women's prisons take the forms they do?; What are women's prisons for?; Political explanations; Penological explanations; Does prison work? Practical assessments; Does prison work? Penal theorists' assessments Cultural explanationsClassical approaches; Feminist approaches; Foucauldian feminist approaches; Conclusion; Concepts to know; Further reading; Topics for discussion; Essay questions; Chapter 5 Alternatives to custody; Introduction; Why aren't women criminalised as much as men?; Why are some women treated leniently by the criminal courts (or are they)?; Alternatives to prison for women; Three models of correctional change (Cohen 1983); Three generations of intensive supervision; Women and community punishment; Women and fines; Trends in supervisory community sentences for women Women and community rehabilitation orders (formerly probation orders)Women and community punishment orders (formerly community service); Women and drugs treatment; Women and electronic monitoring; Women and hostels; Women and intensive supervision; Women and restorative justice; What works for women offenders?; Women-wise penology; Concepts to know; Further reading; Topics for discussion; Essay questions; Chapter 6 Feminist theories of imprisonment and penal politics; Introduction; Administrative, critical, abolitionist and feminist perspectives on punishment Campaigns for abolition of women's imprisonmentFeminist politics and prisoner research ethics; Theorizing the relationships between theory, penal politics and campaigning for change; Conclusion; Concepts to know; Further reading; Topics for discussion; Essay questions; Chapter 7 Investigating women's imprisonment: practical issues; Introduction; Designing the project; Project design checklist; Gaining access; Gaining access checklist; Contacting the interviewees or research participants; Ethical issues; Leaving the research site; Conclusion; Further reading; Topics for discussion Project areas and topics |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782975303321 |
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Carlen Pat.
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| Cullompton, Devon, U.K. ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Willan Pub., , 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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