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The imprisonment of African American women : causes, experiences, and effects
- Title
- The imprisonment of African American women : causes, experiences, and effects / Catherine Fisher Collins.
- Author
- Collins, Catherine Fisher.
- Publication
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2010.
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Details
- Description
- xii, 198 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "The first edition reviewed the disproportionate number of African American women making up the US prison population. In this book, topics include reasons why young African American women are first drawn into criminal behavior; trends connecting incarceration to physical, emotional, or sexual abuse; effects of incarceration on inmates' families; and possible preventative measures or alternatives to imprisonment"--Provided by publisher.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- The development of the American criminal justice system and its impact on African American women -- The overrepresentation of African American women in criminal justice -- Pathways to delinquency and imprisonment -- The abuse of African American women -- Criminal behavior of African American women -- Children of imprisoned African American women -- Regional pathways to imprisonment for African American women -- Health care pathways and issues for African American women in prison -- The final pathway : the execution of African American women past and present -- Conclusions and recommendations.
- Call Number
- Sc E 14-340
- ISBN
- 9780786433841 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 0786433841 (softcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2010026452
- OCLC
- 645247414
- Author
- Collins, Catherine Fisher.
- Title
- The imprisonment of African American women : causes, experiences, and effects / Catherine Fisher Collins.
- Imprint
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2010.
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 14-340