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...
| Основен автор: | Urbina, Martin Guevara. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Springfield :
Charles C Thomas Publisher, LTD,
2008.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=446192 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
A Comprehensive Study of Female Offenders : Life Before, During, and After Incarceration. |
| Резюме: |
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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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (295 pages) |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-268) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780398085995 0398085994 |