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Women and resettlement in Europe
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | McIvor, Gill |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Description | The majority of people who are imprisoned are men, which means that the resettlement needs of women may go unrecognized. Because their circumstances prior to imprisonment and the impact of imprisonment on them are different, the resettlement needs of women need to be considered separately from those of men. This chapter considers how imprisonment impacts adversely upon different aspects of women's lives including their relationships, accommodation and health and discusses the implications for effective resettlement practices and desistance from crime. It is argued that because of women's marginalization, resettlement practices need to be underpinned by policies that address wider forms of economic and social disadvantage.This chapter considers how imprisonment impacts adversely upon different aspects of women's lives including their relationships, accommodation and health and discusses the implications for effective resettlement practices and desistance from crime. It argues that because of women's marginalization, resettlement practices need to be underpinned by policies that address wider forms of economic and social disadvantage. Despite increasing policy attention in some jurisdictions to prisoner resettlement as a means of reducing levels of re-offending and imprisonment, women's experiences prior to and following release from prison have received more limited empirical and policy attention. The majority of criminal offending – especially involving more serious violent and sexual offending – is committed by men and women typically make up a relatively small proportion of prison populations internationally. In many European countries, the numbers of women imprisoned have increased in recent years, reflecting a trend that has been evidenced more widely in other western jurisdictions. Book Name: Prisoner Resettlement in Europe |
| Related Links | https://content.taylorfrancis.com/books/download?dac=C2016-0-30049-0&isbn=9781315194592&format=googlePreviewPdf |
| Ending Page | 478 |
| Page Count | 23 |
| Starting Page | 456 |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781315194592-26 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2018-10-11 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Prisoner Resettlement in Europe Criminology and Penology Resettlement Practices Imprisonment Impacts |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
