WOMEN'S PRISONS - LABORATORIES FOR PENAL REFORM (FROM FEMALE OFFENDER BY LAURA CRITES - SEE NCJ - 41826)

• NCJ Number: 41830
• Author(s): H E GIBSON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 17 pages
• Corporate Author: D C Heath and Co
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Historical Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

IN THIS CHAPTER, THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES A STATE OF NEGLECT THAT CHARACTERIZES THE TREATMENT OF WOMEN IN PRISON AND PROPOSES ALTERNATIVES.

Abstract

THE COMMENT FOCUSES ON PROBLEMS IN THE CURRENT OPERATION OF INSTITUTIONS FOR WOMEN. IT PRESENTS HISTORICAL DATA TO SHOW HOW WOMEN'S INSTITUTIONS HAVE HELPED LEAD THE WAY TO PENAL REFORM, AND SUGGESTS CHANGES WHICH COULD ONCE AGAIN MAKE THEM MODELS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF ALL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS.(AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...EB