The Imprisonment of African American Women

The Imprisonment of African American Women A History of Causes, Conditions and Future Implications

Hardback (28 Feb 1997)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Drawing on her own work at Attica prison in New York and information from elsewhere, Collins discusses the history of US prisons and African American women in them, criminology, crimes committed, the children of prisoners, prison health, alternatives to incarceration, the intent and impact of the recent Crime Bill, and an international perspective.

Book information

ISBN: 9780786402632
Publisher: McFarland
Imprint: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Pub date:
DEWEY: 365.4308996073
DEWEY edition: 21
Number of pages: 192
Weight: 381g
Height: 240mm
Width: 145mm
Spine width: 19mm