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Women Aging in Prison : A Neglected Population in the Correctional System / Ronald H. Aday, Jennifer J. Krabill.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]Copyright date: ©2011Description: 1 online resource (239 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781588269447
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 365/.608460973
LOC classification:
  • HV9471 ǂb A339 2011eb
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables -- 1 Older Women in Prison -- 2 Aging and Prison Adjustment -- 3 Health and Fears of Dying -- 4 Connections to the Free World -- 5 Making a Life in Prison -- 6 The Pervasive Context of Intimate Partner Abuse -- 7 Personal Transformation Behind Bars: An Intimate Look -- 8 Policy Issues and Future Concerns -- References -- Index -- About the Book
Summary: Ronald Aday and Jennifer Krabill offer a complete picture of the experience of older women prisoners and the distinct challenges these women present for correctional institutions. The authors integrate their quantitative findings with the voices of individual inmates to explore essential concerns such as health, inmate and family relationships, prison adjustment, and end-of-life issues. They also consider the enduring impact of intimate partner violence. While painting a vivid portrait of struggles to build lives behind bars, the authors share critical insights into the social forces that shape women's contact with all stages of the criminal justice system.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9781588269447

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables -- 1 Older Women in Prison -- 2 Aging and Prison Adjustment -- 3 Health and Fears of Dying -- 4 Connections to the Free World -- 5 Making a Life in Prison -- 6 The Pervasive Context of Intimate Partner Abuse -- 7 Personal Transformation Behind Bars: An Intimate Look -- 8 Policy Issues and Future Concerns -- References -- Index -- About the Book

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Ronald Aday and Jennifer Krabill offer a complete picture of the experience of older women prisoners and the distinct challenges these women present for correctional institutions. The authors integrate their quantitative findings with the voices of individual inmates to explore essential concerns such as health, inmate and family relationships, prison adjustment, and end-of-life issues. They also consider the enduring impact of intimate partner violence. While painting a vivid portrait of struggles to build lives behind bars, the authors share critical insights into the social forces that shape women's contact with all stages of the criminal justice system.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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