Title Prisons and women / Blanche Hampton

Published Kensington, N.S.W. : NSWU Press, 1993 Kensington, N.S.W : New South Wales University Press, 1993 ©1993

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Description xviii, 220 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 24 cm Series Criminology Research Council grant ; 39/91 Contents Introduction -- 1. Overview -- 2. Arrest and interrogation -- 3. Rites of passage -- 4. The daily grind -- 5. Legal and welfare -- 6. Health -- 7. Family and visits -- 8. Custodial officers -- 9. Inmates -- 10. Post-release -- 11. If I had the job...-- Appendix Australian National Classification of Offences Summary Arrest and interrogation - Rites of passage - Daily life - Legal and welfare - Health - Family and visits - Custodial officers - Inmates Analysis New South Wales Prisons Social justice Women Notes "This is a project supported by ... Criminology Research Council and the Mercy Foundation Ltd under the auspices of Women and Girls in Custody, a sub-committee of the New South Wales Prisons Coalition" -- t.p. verso Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Female offenders -- Australia. Prison psychology -- Australia. Prisons -- Australia -- New South Wales. Reformatories for women -- Australia. Women prisoners -- Australia -- Psychology. Women prisoners -- Australia -- Social conditions. Women prisoners -- Australia -- New South Wales. Author Criminology Research Council. Mercy Foundation. New South Wales Prisons Coalition. Women and Girls in Custody Sub-Committee LC no. 95105771 ISBN 0868402214 (paperback)

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