Morgan, Julia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6218-7593 (2025) Chapter 12. Women in prison. In: Morgan, Julia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6218-7593 and La Placa, Vincent, (eds.) Contemporary Issues in Health and Social Care Policy and Practice: A Comparative Introduction. Routledge - Taylor and Francis Group, London, UK. ISBN 978-1032381237; 978-1003343608 (In Press)

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Abstract

Although women comprise significantly smaller percentages of the prison population in all countries, the global rates of female imprisonment have increased (global increase of 60% for women compared to 22% for men since 2000) (Fair and Walmsley, 2022). However, there is variation between countries and regions and numbers of women imprisoned have decreased, since 2000, in Europe; the only region to show such a decrease. The needs of imprisoned women are often complex with elevated levels of vulnerability and victimisation evident. This vulnerability is compounded when women enter institutions which are primarily designed for male prisoners, meaning their needs are often overlooked. This chapter will give an overview of the numbers of women in prison across selected OECD countries before continuing to discuss imprisoned women’s specific wellbeing needs.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	prison; women; OECD
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Human Sciences (HUM)
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Last Modified:	18 Sep 2024 09:22
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/47685

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