{"product_id":"whores-and-thieves-of-the-worst-kind-9780875806112","title":"Whores and Thieves of the Worst Kind","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eProstitutes, shoplifters, vagrants, murderessesDodge tracks the history of such improper women as she explores the history of female incarceration in Illinois from 1835 to the present. In court and in prison, these womensome who are considered beyond all hope of reformationhave received vastly different treatment than their male counterparts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA woman''s fate in court often hung on officials'' estimates of her moral and sexual reputation. Alleged promiscuity, illegitimate births, venereal disease, interracial relationships, or use of alcohol could condemn her in the eyes of judge and jury. Ethnic and social prejudice played a role, too, as most incarcerated women poor, workingclass, immigrants, or members of a racial minority.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn women''s prisons, the slightest misbehaviorfrom poor table manners to inappropriate dresscould lead to disciplinary action. Guards vigilantly monitored female friendships, suspecting lesbianism in the most innocent acts. Instead of creating docil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA remarkable historical account of female offenders in Illinois.\u003c\/p\u003e * AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGives the reader insight into gender and racial disparities in our society and connects those disparities to women's daily lives.\u003c\/p\u003e * Criminal Justice Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSignificant and impressive.\u003c\/p\u003e * The Journal of American History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I: Women in the Nineteenth-Century Male Penitentiary\u003cbr\u003e 1 \"She Will Benefit from Further Disciplinary Treatment\"\u003cbr\u003e 2 \"One Female Prisoner Is of More Trouble than Twenty Males\"\u003cbr\u003e 3 \"The Most Degraded of Their Sex, if Not of Humanity\"\u003cbr\u003e 4 \"For God Sake Your Honor Let Me Out of Here\"\u003cbr\u003e Part II: The Social Construction of Crime and Criminality\u003cbr\u003e 5 \"An Act Becomes a Crime According to the Community in Which It Is Committed\"\u003cbr\u003e 6 \"Lured Traveling Salesman to Her Room\"\u003cbr\u003e 7 \"Whores and Thieves of the Worst Kind\"\u003cbr\u003e Part III: Doing Time at Joliet Women's Prison, 1896–1933\u003cbr\u003e 8 \"Defective Degenerates\" versus \"These Poor Unfortunates\"\u003cbr\u003e 9 \"The Rottonest Hole in the Whole Prison System of Illinois\"\u003cbr\u003e Part IV: Finding a Cure: Psychiatrists, Sociologists, and the Parole Board, 1917–1963\u003cbr\u003e 10 \"We Seem to Be Dealing with a Psychopathic Personality\"\u003cbr\u003e 11 \"Success upon Parole Is Doubtful\"\u003cbr\u003e Part V: Managing Wayward Women at the Illinois State Reformatory for Women, 1930–1972\u003cbr\u003e 12 \"Discipline and Morale Have Not Been Satisfactory\"\u003cbr\u003e 13 \"I Have Trouble Getting Her to Live by the Rules\"\u003cbr\u003e 14 \"Punished for Vulgarity and Unladylike Behavior\" Conclusion: Lessons for the Twenty-First Century\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A: Notes on Archival Sources\u003cbr\u003e Appendix B: Interviewees\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406424121687,"sku":"9780875806112","price":21.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780875806112.jpg?v=1730495752","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/whores-and-thieves-of-the-worst-kind-9780875806112","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}