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Read Chapters 6 and 7 of Wormer, Katherine & Bartollas, Clemens (2015) Women Issues in the Criminal Justice System 4th Ed. Pearson Education, ISBN: -13: (9780133141351)
Answer the following questions:
CHAPTER- THE PRISON ENVIRONMENT
1. From your knowledge of the history of women's prisons, discuss racial differences in the treatment of female convicts from the 19th through 20th centuries?
2. Describe the way female inmates socialize with each other in prison and compare this to the male power structures in men's institutions?
3. Discuss the facts pertaining to the sexual abuse and exploitation of female inmates by male officers. How did such scandals arise, and can they be avoided?
4. How can inmate mothers be helped to be better parents? Describe the programs at Bedford Hills?
CHAPTER : RESTORATIVE JUSTICE FOR FEMALE VICTIMS AND OFFENDERS
1. Compare the restorative and adversarial processes. Be sure to include issues such as relationships and focus on the truth?
2. Describe issues connected to restorative work with death row inmates who agree to meet face-to-face with the family survivors of the murder victim?
3. Consider & describe the relevance of restorative justice to the special needs of women?
4. What is unique about Minnesota's Amicus program?
5. How can the effectiveness of restorative practices be assessed?