Analysing Women's Imprisonment by Pat Carlen

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In either the united kingdom and the remainder of the realm there were fast raises within the numbers of ladies in criminal, which has ended in an acceleration of curiosity in women's crimes and the social keep watch over of girls, and women's event of either legal and the legal justice process is particularly varied to men's. this article is anxious to deal with the main concerns when it comes to women's imprisonment, contributing whilst to an knowing of criminal matters regularly and the old and modern politics of gender and penal justice. What are women's prisons for? What are they prefer? Why are lone moms, ethnic minority and extremely bad girls disproportionately represented within the women's criminal inhabitants? should still infants be despatched to felony with their moms? those are among the problems with which this ebook is anxious. Analysing Women's Imprisonment is written as an introductory textual content to the topic, aiming to lead scholars of penology rigorously during the major ancient and modern discourses on women's imprisonment. each one bankruptcy has a transparent precis ('concepts to know'), essay questions and suggestions for extra examining, and should support scholars organize optimistically for seminars, path examinations and venture paintings.

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This has been due to the redesignation of Drake Hall prison in Staffordshire (formerly the largest open prison for women) as a ‘semi-open’ prison. The Prison Service claims that Drake Hall still caters for women suitable for open conditions, but the building of two security fences in 2001 makes this claim a dubious one (Worrall 2000a) (though it has to be conceded that ‘minimum security’ conditions in other countries often involve secure perimeters). A second women’s prison, Morton Hall, has since been designated as ‘semi-open’.

Crude as these statistics are, they present a universal dilemma. On the one hand, they confirm a perception of women – even those who commit crimes – as posing far less of a threat to a nation’s law and order than men. On the other hand, that threat is perceived to be increasing disproportionately. Investigating these figures exposes a seemingly universal chivalry which belies a mixture of benign (and malign) neglect, paternalistic (and maternalistic) medicalisation, fear and 43 Analysing Women’s Imprisonment genuine bewilderment about what constitutes the ‘right treatment’ of imprisoned women.

4), although a European ruling in August 2002 has challenged the legality of prison governors using this punishment. 2 days added. Other common punishments are forfeiture of privileges and loss of earnings – in both of which women outnumber men. It has already been stated that women have fewer convictions and shorter criminal careers than men (Home Office 2002a). Women’s reconviction rates within two years of discharge from prison are also lower, though perhaps not as markedly lower as one might expect, given their lower levels of previous offending.

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