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This 5 page paper looks at the particular needs of women and how they are met, or not met, by the criminal justice system. Women's roles in society are highlighted. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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as the caretaker for children as well as the primary keeper of the home. Although there is gender equality to some extent, this dichotomy in marriages has existed for some
time. Even with women in the board room and at the highest levels of corporate America, women go home at night and helps their children with the homework. The male
plays a reduced role in domestic activity. When a woman is incarcerated, it may mean that she leaves a baby or child behind. The separation of the child and
mother can be devastating for the child. Further, when a woman is incarcerated she has greater needs in terms of health. Women visit gynecologists each year for important screenings whereas
men also have screenings, but to a lesser extent. The female reproductive and hormonal system is much more complex. Women are different and do have different needs from the general
prison population. In the criminal justice system, women who are incarcerated may have different needs inclusive of health , educational, counseling, and pregnancy issues. Privileges, visits, employment, and
so forth should be considered specifically due to gender. There is some important literature on this topic as more women enter the penal system. First, it should be noted
that this topic is very important due to the increasing female population in prison systems around the nation. While the vast majority of the prison population continued to be
male, the proportion of women who are in jails and prisons has grown at almost twice the rate of men since 1990 (Freudenberg, 2002). Between 1980 and 1997, the
amount of females in both state and federal prisons increased close to sevenfold (2002). During 1998, there had been an estimated 3.2 million (2002, p.1895) arrests of women, and this
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