Whores and thieves of the worst kind": a study of women, crime, and prisons, 1835–2000
Auteur :
Dodge, L. Mara
Éditeur :
Cornell University Press
ISBN :
9780875806112
Date de publication :
6 févr. 2006
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,4 cm
Poids :
907 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Focusing on women in Illinois prisons, this study investigates women's crimes and punishments over the past century and a half. It examines a wide range of factors, including race and relative poverty, and points out that female prisoners have generally been treated as failures both in society and among other women.