chapter 10 Flashcards
whos more likely to in jails
who were jails built for ?
white males, SPECIALLY MALES
what did women do for the newyork newgate prison(1st prison)
did they have a seperate wing for them?
they had a seperate wing for them but they didnt seperate them they kept them together so they could protect each other, they sewed and washed for the prison
where were women kept when the newgate prison closed?
they moved them to the bellevue penitentiary(which had horrible condition)couldnt enforce the silent treatment
what was the first women prison?
in new york- ohio
mount pleasant for women in 1839
- ohio penitentiary(horrible didnt even have a matron)
- nashiville(tennessee) no different prisons they worked in the mine with men
- maryland state penitentiary (genders seperated) more focused on race which they did seperated
what crimes were women usually incarcerated for?
-property crimes
-larceny
what was the kind of discipline that women got?
mount pleasent=gag
ohio=severe
like beaten and solitary confinement.(the hummingbird- forced the naked offeder to sit blindfolder in a tub of water while steam pipes electricted the body_
purpose houses of refuge for girls and boys
for delinquent, neglected,aboandoned, abused children
made by jacksonian movement(andrew jackson)
prupose was to remove impressionable youth from the contamination of prisons. they were private so the gov had no say in their administration. It was a mix of prison and school they did school or worked.
how were the boys and girls disclipled
the girls did all the domestic work(cleaning,cooking, and sewing) the boys had disclinary solitary confinement,corporal punishment
who was it up to, to decide when the kid could go
those who operated the insitutions. if the kid didnt do as good after released because the guardians had the power they will take them back.
liberal feminists
people who believed that women who committed crimes was because of the structure. no education and living in poverty.
moralists?
people who believed that women in the criminal justice system needed religion. if they didnt follow this they were good or bad and doing the opposite of what their suppose to(whore).
double deviants
does who violated both expectations regarding gender role and social and legal prohibitions.
madonna status
perfect women.
morals of the fallen woman focuses
prepapring everyone to be the propert wives and mothers.
patriarchy
the attitudes,beliefs, and behaviors that value men and boys over women. men need the education cuz they work and their more important.
is there more male probation officer than female ?
false,theres more female