Women Criminals and Their Life-style
- ISBN-10
- 8174790632
- ISBN-13
- 9788174790637
- Category
- Female offenders
- Pages
- 368
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Kaveri Books
- Author
- Mridula Maniyar
Description
The Present Research Work Highlights The Relationship Between Various Social And Cultural Factors And The Criminal Behaviour Associated With Criminality. It Varies To Analyse The Nature And Pattern Of Women S Crime And To Identify The Various Causes In The Social And Environmental Surroundings And The Various Situations To Which Criminal Behaviour Responds. The Study Examines The Attitude Of Women Criminals Towards The Prison System, Prison Staff And Prison Culture. It Also Probes Into The Area Of Family Environment, Correctional Institutional Environment, Life Style, Temperament Of The Criminals, Guilt Feelings, Moral Values And Cause Of Crime. The Present Research May Be The First Attempt To Study The Life Style Of Women Criminals Done On The Prison Population Particularly On The Female Criminals Of India From A Social Work Perspective. The Book Will Be Of Immense Help To The Researchers, Social Workers, Sociologists And Prison Administrators For Understanding The Complex And Multi-Dimensional Aspects Of Women Criminality And For Probing Further Into The Problem. Contents Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Research Methodology; Chapter 3: Review Of Literature; Chapter 4: Research Setting; Chapter 5: Profile Of Women Criminals; Chapter 6: Data Analysis; Chapter 7: Case Studies; Chapter 8: Discussion And Suggestions.
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