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Making It in the Free World

Making It in the Free World


en Paperback – feb 2001
This is the first study to address the important but neglected topic of how women return to the "free world" after single or multiple experiences of incarceration. It uses first-person narratives and a comprehensive review of contemporary theory to provide useful suggestions for practitioners and policymakers concerned with responding to the increasing number of women in the criminal justice system.

Patricia O'Brien provides an in-depth description of the experiences of women with a variety of criminal histories to elucidate elements that contributed to their desistance from crime. The book challenges practitioners to be more proactive in recognizing the needs of this population and more responsive to these needs. O'Brien suggests policy changes, especially related to alternatives to incarceration. The first-person narratives of non-recidivist women provide concrete and powerful examples of the crucial mix of ingredients any woman needs to remain free and empowered in a context of powerlessness and increasing social control.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780791448625
ISBN-10: 0791448622
Pagini: 212
Dimensiuni: 155 x 228 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: State University Press of New York (SUNY)

Notă biografică

Patricia O'Brien grew up in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. She received a B.A. in English Literature and a minor in teaching from Saint Joseph's University, and a M.A. in Contemporary British and Irish Literature from West Chester University. O'Brien's poems have appeared in Daedalus, The English Journal, Mad Poets Review, Schuylkill Valley Journal of the Arts, Ink, Philadelphia Stories, and Philadelphia Poets. O'Brien won first prize from the John and Rose Petracca and Family Award for "Judy's Garden" as well as an honorable mention for her poem "Before It's Gone" from Philadelphia Poets. Her poem "Devon Drive" was reprinted in PS Books Anthology: the Best of the Best. O'Brien taught literature and rhetoric at Villa Maria Academy and creative writing at Penn State Brandywine. Currently she works as a care management associate for Aetna. She and her husband live in West Chester, Pennsylvania with their two daughters and chocolate Labrador.