{"product_id":"9780745600888","title":"Criminal Women Some Autobiographical Accounts","description":"\u003ch1\u003eCriminal Women\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSome Autobiographical Accounts\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDiana Christina | Jenny Hicks | Josie O'Dwyer | Chris Tchaikovsky\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Discrimination\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCriminal Women\u003c\/i\u003e tells the stories of four women who, in attempting to become women of their own making, became deeply involved in crime.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThroughout the book, tales from the underworld and the criminal business world are interspersed with inside accounts of life in the women’s prisons – Holloway, Styal’s ‘Bleak House’, Durham’s H. Wing, Askham Grange, Pucklechurch and Bullwood Hall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese stories of criminal women are vivid chronicles of the times in which they have lived. They will be of great interest to anyone concerned with the diversity of ways in which women cope with life in a class-riven and still deeply sexist society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePat Carlen\u003c\/b\u003e is author of \u003ci\u003eMagistrates' Justice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWomen's Imprisonment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDiana Christina\u003c\/b\u003e lives in South London. Through painting and writing she aims to achieve 'self-integration, which is the art of living'.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJenny Hicks\u003c\/b\u003e currently works for Clean Break, the ex-prisoner's theatre company, and the campaigning group Women In Prison.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJosie O'Dwyer\u003c\/b\u003e was Employment Development Worker for Women In Prison and is a member of the Clean Break Theatre Company.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eChris Tchaikovsky\u003c\/b\u003e is a member of the GLC Women's Committee and the founder of the campaigning group Women In Prison. She has published numerous articles on women's imprisonment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e08 January 1991\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780745600888\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e197\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44384917946508,"sku":"9780745600888","price":32.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780745600888.jpg?v=1780145330","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780745600888","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}