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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Women Inmates"”.
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Reporting behaviors of women inmates
… be provided for vulnerable populations such as inmates, research shows that for many inmates in prisons around the country, adequate protection against inappropriate sexual behaviors is not ensured. The best way to ensure inmates’ protection is to have a reporting system in place, but this …
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Participation in decision-making within prison settings as a tool for enhancing the enjoyment of the right to health: The case of women inmates in Zambia
The number of women inmates is growing exponentially globally, with sub-Saharan Africa experiencing an annual growth rate in the prison population of 22%. Many correctional facilities and prisons were not designed or built with women in mind. This has seen women excluded in many aspects of …
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Female criminality: toward a clarification of sex-role influence
… 1975). Despite the paucity of evidence, the women's movement has been held suspect by the suggestion that changing sex-roles result in increased violence of crime committed by women. The purpose of the present study was to provide further information about the sex-role orientations of female …
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Toward an integrated explanation of female criminality: the deprivation-compensation model
… In this research, I focus exclusively on women offenders. A two-part questionnaire was administered to 112 women inmates at three state correctional facilities located in Illinois. A personal history inventory provided basic demographic and crime-related information. Part two was comprised …
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Beyond the Hold of Death: The Issues and Concerns of Women Formerly on Death Row in the Philippines
… the life histories and persisting concerns of women who once received the death sentence in the Philippines. This research examines the circumstances that led to these women's incarceration and sentencing and the consequences thereof for their families, particularly their children. This study …
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A study of family units formed in female correctional facilities in the state of Texas
… and frequency of sexual contact between female inmates and if this contact was due to the sexual orientation of the participants. Finally, the study examined if participation in pseudofamily groups was looked upon unfavorably by prison officials and if so, what were the possible consequences the …
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Predicting Staff Sexual Misconduct In Female Housing Units: Individual Versus Social Climate Factors
… larger investigation of violence and conflict in women's correctional facilities, over four thousand women prisoners from 15 facilities and 80 housing units rated the kinds of inmate and staff problems they felt existed in their housing units, including staff sexual misconduct. Due to the data …