NCJ Number
7317
Date Published
1965
Length
328 pages
Annotation
A DETAILED SOCIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE STRUCTURE OF A WOMEN'S PRISON AS AN ORGANIZATION OF ROLES AND FUNCTIONS.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR STUDIES THE EMERGENCE OF INMATE SOCIETY AND CULTURE WITH EMPHASIS ON THE FORMATION OF FAMILY GROUP STRUCTURES AND HOMOSEXUALITY. THE STUDY ALSO COMPARES THE STRUCTURE AND ROLES FOUND IN THE FEMALE PRISON WITH THOSE IN MALE INSTITUTIONS. MATERIAL IN THE APPENDICES INCLUDES COMMENTS ON THE OBSERVATION METHODS USED IN THE STUDY, GLOSSARY OF PRISON TERMS, TERMINOLOGY USED IN THE PRISON FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, LETTERS WRITTEN FROM ONE PRISONER TO ANOTHER. BIBLIOGRAPHY.