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2003

American University Washington College of Law

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Why Do You Do The Things You Do? Clemency For Battered Incarcerated Women, A Decade's Review, Linda L. Ammons Jan 2003

Why Do You Do The Things You Do? Clemency For Battered Incarcerated Women, A Decade's Review, Linda L. Ammons

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Watching You, Watching Me, Brenda V. Smith Jan 2003

Watching You, Watching Me, Brenda V. Smith

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

This article examines one of the most often called for remedies for sexual abuse of female inmates - ending cross-gender supervision of female inmates by male correctional staff. Part I of the article describes the context of sexual misconduct against prisoners in the United States, highlighting important cases and discourse. Part II examines important differences in the legal decisions that address claims challenging cross-gender supervision raised by or concerning male and female inmates. Part III addresses the disconnect between the jurisprudence involving cross-gender supervision of men and women positing a "dignity and shame" approach by the court, and examines the …


Battered Women, Child Maltreatment, Prison, And Poverty: Issues For Theory And Practice, Naomi R. Cahn Jan 2003

Battered Women, Child Maltreatment, Prison, And Poverty: Issues For Theory And Practice, Naomi R. Cahn

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.