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A Comprehensive Study of Female Offenders : Life Before, During, and After Incarceration.
Few empirical studies have focused on women in prison. In the last few years, though, a number of studies have demonstrated that there are fundamental differences between male and female prisoners in an ever-changing penal system. Consequently, there has been a need for more comprehensive studies of...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Springfield :
Charles C Thomas Publisher, LTD,
2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Few empirical studies have focused on women in prison. In the last few years, though, a number of studies have demonstrated that there are fundamental differences between male and female prisoners in an ever-changing penal system. Consequently, there has been a need for more comprehensive studies of female offenders for three primary reasons: (1) imperative research gaps remain to be bridged; (2) the female prison experience is not constant; and (3) prison rates for female offenders, especially minority offenders, have increased considerably in the last few years. A central goal of this book. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (295 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-268) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780398085995 0398085994 |