A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF FEMALE OFFENDERS; CONTENTS; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 CHARACTERISTICS OF AMERICAN PRISONERS:; Chapter 3 THE LIVES OF FEMALE PRISONERS; Chapter 4 INMATES' INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM; Chapter 5 AN EXPLORATION OF FEMALE PRISONS AND WOMEN THEY CONTROL; Chapter 6 THE MANY FACES OF WOMEN'S HEALTH; Chapter 7 LIVING UNDER THE SAME ROOF:; Chapter 8 CRITICAL ISSUES:; Chapter 9 LIFE AFTER PRISON; Chapter 10 CONCLUSION; EPILOGUE: THOUGHTS FOR THE FUTURE; NOTES; REFERENCES; INDEX.