Reducing female admissions to custody: exploring the options at sentencing

Although women represent a small minority of the prison population in all nations, it has long been a concern that custody is overused with respect to female offenders. Reducing the number of women in prison has therefore emerged as a policy priority in many western nations, including the United Kin...

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Authors: Roberts, Julian V. (Author) ; Watson, Gabrielle 1963- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: [2017]
In: Criminology & criminal justice
Year: 2017, Volume: 17, Issue: 5, Pages: 546-567
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Female offenders
Women and imprisonment

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