Sledgehammer: Women's Imprisonment at the Millennium

by Pat Carlen

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Pat Carlen's compelling and compassionate analysis of the penal control of women at the end of the twentieth century is based on new research completed in 1997. She develops many of the themes of previous work, while introducing new concepts such as 'gender-testing', and 'ameliorative justice'. Skilfully and vividly presenting the words and views of both staff and inmates of the women's prisons, Carlen presents a powerful case for both a quantitative...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0333746066

ISBN13:9780333746066

Release Date:September 1998

Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan

Length:180 Pages

Weight:0.56 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"

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