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criminology and criminal justice
criminology
social history of crime
courts, corrections, punishments
Preferred term
women prisoners
Definition
- Women prisoners are no longer an invisible population in the United States. They represent a growing number of those incarcerated nationwide. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; Women Prisoners]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/women_prisoners
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