The Incarceration of Women Punishing Bodies, Breaking Spirits
This unique book provides a rare insight into the debilitating impact of regimes that fail to respond to the complex and gender specific needs of women behind bars. Exploring the marginalization, mental health and experiences of women in prison, it specif
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Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology Edited by: Ben Crewe, University of Cambridge; Yvonne Jewkes, University of Leicester; and Thomas Ugelvik, University of Oslo This is a unique and innovative series, the first of its kind dedicated entirely to prison scholarship. At a historical point in which the prison population has reached an all-time high, the series seeks to analyse the form, nature and consequences of incarceration and related forms of punishment. Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology provides an important forum for burgeoning prison research across the world.
Series Editors: Ben Crewe is Deputy Director of the Prisons Research Centre at the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, UK, and co-author of The Prisoner. Yvonne Jewkes is Professor of Criminology, Leicester University, UK. She has authored numerous books and articles on the subject and is editor of the Handbook on Prisons. Thomas Ugelvik is Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Criminology at the University of Oslo, Norway, and editor of Penal Exceptionalism? Nordic Prison Policy and Practise.
Advisory Board: Anna Eriksson, Monash University, Australia Andrew M. Jefferson, Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims, Denmark Shadd Maruna, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland Jonathon Simon, UC Berkely, California, USA Michael Welch, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA
Titles include: Vincenzo Ruggiero and Mick Ryan PUNISHMENT IN EUROPE A Critical Anatomy of Penal Systems Linda Moore and Phil Scraton THE INCARCERATION OF WOMEN Punishing Bodies, Breaking Spirits
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The Incarceration of Women Punishing Bodies, Breaking Spirits Linda Moore School of Criminology, Politics and Social Policy, University of Ulster, UK
Phil Scraton School of Law, Queen’s University Belfast, UK
© Linda Moore and Phil Scraton 2014
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