Women and Prison

by Jada Hector

Overview

This edited volume presents research about life in prison for women, discussing both incarcerated women and those working in prisons. It addresses women’s paths through the criminal justice system from sentencing through post-incarceration and reintegration into society, highlighting the differences in women's experience of prison compared to their male counterparts and noting both the positive and negative changes implemented for women behind bars.

Covering research on stigma, pop culture, motherhood, sexuality and gender, access to healthcare, vocational training, and educational opportunities, this text takes both a local and international view. Women and Prison is a comprehensive volume suitable for criminal justice researchers, mental health professionals, students of criminology, women's studies, sociology and those seeking a career in corrections.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783030461713
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	06/23/2020
Edition description:	1st ed. 2020
Pages:	178
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jada N. Hector is an accomplished mental health clinician with an array of experience from treating severe mental illness, trauma, substance use and abuse, to everyday mental health struggles shared by Americans and their loved ones. These days, Ms. Hector lends those experiences to help local and state governments remedy gaps in mental health surveillance, treatment, and recovery options, create better policy, and heal communities. Ms. Hector is a graduate of the Louisiana State University with a masters degree in Counseling and is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Louisiana. She also attended B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette where she earned an undergraduate degree in business with a concentration in marketing.

Table of Contents

1. An Overview: What We Know About Incarcerated Women and Girls.- 2. Pop Culture and Perception.- 3. Female Perpetrators: Risks, Needs, and Pathways to Offending.- 4. Criminal Justice Processing and Procedure, Generally and for Justice-Involved Women.- 5. The Female Prison Experience.- 6. Justice-Involved Girls: Women, Health and Pregnancy, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Concerns.- 7. Sexuality and Gender: Locked In, and Out.- 8. Intersectional Pathways: The Role Victimization Plays in Women’s Offending and in Prisons.- 9. Educational and Vocational Programming in Women’s Prisons: History, Gender Disaparities, and Promising Progress.- 10. Women Working in Male Prisons and Jails.- 11. Concluding Remarks.