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Older women in the criminal justice system
— running out of time | | Author(s) | Azrini Wahidin |
| Publisher | Jessica Kingsley, London, 2004 |
| Pages | 240 pp |
| Source | Jessica Kingsley, 116 Pentonville Road, London NW1 9JB. Email: post@jkp.com Website: www.jkp.com |
| Keywords | Older women ; Prisoners ; Qualitative Studies. |
| Annotation | What is it like for the women who grow old behind bars? This is the first book to examine the needs and experiences of older women in prison, and is based on a study which focuses on 35 in-depth semi-structured interviews conducted at four female establishments, ranging from a maximum secure prison to an open prison. The book introduces Foucauldian theory, and how punishment in prison becomes gendered. It gives a detailed account of prison life: how prison denies women the roles and responsibilities they have been used to; and how prison time and lack of adequate medical facilities are experienced as further punishment. The prison system is structured with the needs of the able-bodied male in mind, as are other aspects of gender that it denies to women. The final chapter evaluates the case studies and research findings. The book argues that because of the lack of facilities, elders in prison find themselves running out of time and are further punished by the system on the basis of their age. However, contrary to the image of the passive older woman, the women in this book show that within prison they have carved out new spaces in their bid to survive institutional life. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050330006 B |
| Classmark | BD: TGF: 3DP |
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