CRJ 305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Subculture, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Preventive Healthcare
15 Oct 2016
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Chapter 6: incarcerated women and girls (october 7, 2016) History of incarcerating women: sins and crimes were mingled together revolved around sexuality. Public humiliation was used more for women: magdalen houses ** (one of the first ways they incarcerated women) Women were incarcerated for prostitution and also for being poor. Worked gender-stereotyped roles in keeping the prison running. Faced a high risk of rape often times prison-sanctioned rape: prison reform. Began in the 19th century by wealthy white women wa(cid:374)ted to (cid:862)purif(cid:455)(cid:863) female criminals. Elizabeth fry united kingdom (started in uk) (3 reforms that began in. Decreasing the hard labor required of women prisoners: prison reform in the u. s. Began later than in the united kingdom (modeled after the uk system) Reform women through religious and motivational instruction encourage proper gender roles. Wanted single-sex prisons where women would be the supervisors. Reformers were quakers, charity workers, and feminists.
