| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
xii, 198 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-195) and index. |
| Summary |
"The first edition reviewed the disproportionate number of African American women making up the US prison population. In this book, topics include reasons why young African American women are first drawn into criminal behavior; trends connecting incarceration to physical, emotional, or sexual abuse; effects of incarceration on inmates' families; and possible preventative measures or alternatives to imprisonment"--Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The development of the American criminal justice system and its impact on African American women -- The overrepresentation of African American women in criminal justice -- Pathways to delinquency and imprisonment -- The abuse of African American women -- Criminal behavior of African American women -- Children of imprisoned African American women -- Regional pathways to imprisonment for African American women -- Health care pathways and issues for African American women in prison -- The final pathway : the execution of African American women past and present -- Conclusions and recommendations. |
| Subject |
African American prisoners.
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Women prisoners -- United States.
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Prisons -- Government policy -- United States.
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Alternatives to imprisonment -- United States.
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| ISBN |
9780786433841 hardbound |
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0786433841 hardbound |
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