At Work in the Iron Cage : the Prison as Gendered Organization.

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When most people think of prisons, they imagine chaos, violence, and fundamentally, an atmosphere of overwhelming brute masculinity. But real prisons rarely fit the "Big House" stereotype of popular film and literature. One fifth of all correctional officers are women, and the rate at whic...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Britton, Dana M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : NYU Press, 2003.
Subjects:
Inmate guards > United States.
Women correctional personnel > United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States.
Prisons > United States > Officials and employees.
Prisons > United States.
Correctional personnel > Training of > United States.
Correctional personnel > United States.
Services correctionnels > Personnel féminin > États-Unis.
Justice pénale > Administration > États-Unis.
Prisons > États-Unis > Personnel.
Prisons > États-Unis.
Services correctionnels > Personnel > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gender Studies.
Correctional personnel
Correctional personnel > Training of
Criminal justice, Administration of
Inmate guards
Prisons
Prisons > Officials and employees
Women correctional personnel
Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency.
Social Welfare & Social Work.
Social Sciences.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; 1. Engendering the Prison; 2. Penology in America; 3. From Turnkey to Officer; 4. Paths to Prison; 5. Work with Inmates; 6. The Rest of the Job; 7. Conclusion; Methodological Appendix; Notes; References; Index; About the Author.

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