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020 _a9781536169812
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041 _aeng
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050 0 0 _aHV8665
_b.C47 2020
082 0 0 _a365.6
245 0 2 _aA closer look at prisons and prison inmates /
_cGabriel Mowll, editor.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bNova Science Publishers,
_c[2020]
300 _a1 online resource
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
490 0 _aSafety and risk in society
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _a"A Closer Look at Prisons and Prison Inmates first explores how inmates perceive prisons in general, as well as particular aspects of the facilities where they serve time. In that sense, and after reviewing the literature regarding prison conditions and inmates' perceptions about prisons, a Prison Perception Scale is developed and assessed. Additionally, the authors examine how popular depictions of women in prison both interrupt and reinforce damaging stereotypes of incarcerated women. A content analysis of the popular Netflix series "Orange is the New Black" is provided in order to examine the hypothesis that incarcerated women are rarely presented as survivors in media. The closing chapter discusses some cause of recidivism if inmates such as lack of socialization, lack of job training, inability to adjust to social pressure, inability to reintegrate into the society after incarceration, lack of social support, mal-adjustment, lack of education, substance abuse, stigmatization and abuse"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aPrisons.
650 0 _aPrisoners.
650 0 _aWomen prisoners.
650 0 _aCorrectional personnel.
655 0 _aElectronic books.
700 1 _aMowll, Gabriel,
_eeditor.
856 _y Full text available at EBSCOhost Click here to view
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