Women, Incarceration, and Human Rights Violations

Feminist Criminology and Corrections

Alana Van Gundy, Amy Baumann-grau (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

156 Seiten

2016
Routledge (Verlag)
9781138267183 (ISBN)

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A rich examination of the neglect and abuses occurring to women in correctional facilities, Women, Incarceration, and Human Rights Violations draws upon a wealth of case studies from around the world and class action lawsuits to shed light on ’covert’ abuse such as sexual or physical abuse, as well as ’overt’ abuse such as the denial of medical treatment. Adopting a feminist framework, this book offers a comparative evaluation of abuse in domestic and international correctional facilities, demonstrating the extent to which women are at high risk of being sexually abused and re-victimized in the correctional system, where pregnancy and other specific medical and health issues are consistently ignored. Calling attention to the necessity of addressing the gender-specific needs of women who are incarcerated, Women, Incarceration, and Human Rights Violations offers a review of current policy, laws, and regulation bearing on the issue, while providing concrete recommendations and policy changes to address abuses. As such it will appeal to sociologists, criminologists, and policymakers concerned with questions of gender, penology, and institutional abuse.

Alana Van Gundy is Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Criminal Justice Programme at Miami University, USA. Amy Baumann-Grau is Norris Johnson Teaching Fellow in the Department of Sociology at the University of Cincinnati, USA.

Chapter 1 Feminist Criminology, Gender-Specificity, and Human Rights, Alana Van Gundy, Amy Baumann-Grau; Chapter 2 Sexual Abuse, Alana Van Gundy, Amy Baumann-Grau; Chapter 3 Medical Abuse, Alana Van Gundy, Amy Baumann-Grau; Chapter 4 Pregnancy and Reproductive Concerns, Alana Van Gundy, Amy Baumann-Grau; Chapter 5 Family and Relationships, Alana Van Gundy, Amy Baumann-Grau; Chapter 6 Discussion and Policy Recommendations, Alana Van Gundy, Amy Baumann-Grau;

Erscheinungsdatum	15.02.2017
Reihe/Serie	Solving Social Problems
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Völkerrecht
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-13	9781138267183 / 9781138267183
Zustand	Neuware