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This book reviews the disproportionate number of African American women making up the United States'' prison population, looking particularly at how the nation''s prison systems are ill-equipped to meet the basic needs of its ever-growing population. Topics covered include reasons why young African American women are first drawn into criminal behavior; trends connecting incarceration to physical, emotional, or sexual abuse; the effects of incarceration on inmates'' families and children; and possible preventive measures or alternatives to imprisonment.

The Imprisonment of African American Women

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      Publisher: McFarland & Company
      Publication Date: 9/30/2010 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780786433841, 978-0786433841
      ISBN10: 0786433841

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      Book Synopsis

      This book reviews the disproportionate number of African American women making up the United States'' prison population, looking particularly at how the nation''s prison systems are ill-equipped to meet the basic needs of its ever-growing population. Topics covered include reasons why young African American women are first drawn into criminal behavior; trends connecting incarceration to physical, emotional, or sexual abuse; the effects of incarceration on inmates'' families and children; and possible preventive measures or alternatives to imprisonment.

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