The imprisonment of African American women
Subtitle: causes, experiences, and effects
By: Catherine Fisher Collins
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: McFarland & Company; McFarland & Co.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9780786433841
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The development of the American criminal justice : system and its impact on African American women; title: The overrepresentation of African American women in criminal justice; title: Pathways to delinquency and imprisonment; title: The abuse of African American women; title: Criminal behavior of African American women; title: Children of imprisoned African American women; title: Regional pathways to imprisonment for African American women; title: Health care pathways and issues for African American women in prison; title: The final pathway : the execution of African American women past and present; title: Conclusions and recommendations.