The Incarcerated Woman : Rehabilitative Programming in Women's Prisons

Muraskin, Roslyn, Sharp, Susan F.

ISBN 10: 0130940674 / ISBN 13: 9780130940674

Published by Pearson Education, Limited, 2002

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Synopsis:

For courses in Women & the Criminal Justice System and special topics in Criminal Justice.

Written by some of the foremost scholars in the area of feminist criminology, this text provides the most comprehensive, cutting-edge overview of treatment/rehabilitative policies and programming for women prisoners―an area often slighted in research and practice. Each chapter addresses the theory, practice, policies, and issues of a different aspect of rehabilitative programming needs of women in prison―e.g., education, health needs, mental health issues, abuse issues, substance abuse issues, parenting issues, and discharge planning for women prisoners. The focus throughout is on the needs of women prisoners, the ability of current programming to meet those needs, and what could be done.

About the Author:

Susan F. Sharp, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Oklahoma. Her areas of interest encompass gender and the criminal justice system, gender and deviance, and the effects of criminal justice policies on families. Prior to obtaining her doctorate, she worked as a substance abuse counselor, primarily with offender populations. Recent research includes work published in Women & Criminal Justice, The Prison Journal, Deviant Behavior, Journal of the Oklahoma Criminal Justice Research Consortium, Journal of Youth & Adolescence, and Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. She is active in the Division on Women and Crime of the American Society of Criminology, serving as newsletter editor since 1999.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Incarcerated Woman : Rehabilitative ...
Publisher: Pearson Education, Limited
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good
Edition: 1st.