NCJ Number
30881
Journal
American Journal of Criminal Law Volume: 3 Issue: 3 Dated: (WINTER 1975) Pages: 301-330
Date Published
1975
Length
30 pages
Annotation
THE ADVANTAGES OF COEDUCATIONAL FACILITIES ARE LARGELY INTANGIBLE AND THE DISADVANTAGES ARE FAIRLY GREAT.
Abstract
THE DISADVANTAGES ARE INCREASED COST, PREGNANCIES, PROSTITUTION, AND PIMPING. THE ARTICLE IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR PARTS, FIRST A DISCUSSION OF WHICH STANDARD IS PRESENTLY APPROPRIATE TO TEST THE CONSTITUTIONALITY, UNDER THE EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE, OF THE CURRENT PRACTICE OF SEXUALLY SEGREGATED PRISONS; SECOND, A CONSIDERATION OF THE PRESENT PRISON SYSTEM; THIRD A DESCRIPTION OF THE SEXUALLY INTEGRATED PRISON; AND FOURTH, AN EVALUATION OF THE RELATIVE MERITS OF THE TWO DIFFERENT SYSTEMS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)