Sledgehammer: Women’s Imprisonment at the Millennium

Carlen, P.

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 and qualitative reduction in women's imprisonment.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1998-09-13

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9780333746066

DOI: 10.1057/9780230375352

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 180