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Women in Prison: The Bangkok Rules and Beyond around the World

Women in Prison: The Bangkok Rules and Beyond around the World

Author: Piet Hein van Kempen; Maartje Krabbe
Publisher: Intersentia Publishers
ISBN: 9781780684215
Published In: April 2017
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Women are a rapidly growing minority in prisons. Prison systems, however, have always been determined by the behaviour of men. The 2010 UN Bangkok Rules form a body of rules that is specifically aimed at the needs of women in prison.

Being the first international instrument on this subject, the Bangkok Rules can be considered a milestone. Thus this volume focuses on the topic of women in prison in general, and on the Bangkok Rules in particular.

The volume comprises an introductory chapter, seven thematic chapters, and 23 chapters dedicated to individual countries around the world. Themes discussed in these chapters include, among others, the (international) human rights framework applicable to women in prison, statistics and criminological factors relevant to women in prison, and the actual conditions of women in prison worldwide.

An extensive collection of expert knowledge, this volume intends to highlight both good practice in the context of women in prison and the many challenges that lie ahead.

PART I. INTRODUCTORY SYNTHESIS AND ANALYSES/ 1ÈRE PARTIE. SYNTHÈSE ET ANALYSES INTRODUCTIVES

Women in prison: a transnational perspective

Femmes en prison: une perspective transnationale

PART II. THEMES/ 2ÈME PARTIE. THÈMES

Women, crime and incarceration: exploring pathways of women in conflict with the law – The case of South Africa

Variations and growth in the levels of female imprisonment

Protection of women in prison under the European Convention on Human Rights

European standards relating to non-judicial protection of women in prison

Protection of women in prison in Asia: positive developments, weaknesses, opportunities and threats – perspectives from UNAFEI and its participating countries

The design of women’s prisons: an architectural perspective on gender-specific needs and realities of female prisoners and main requirements for improvement

PART III. NATIONAL REPORTS/ 3ÈME PARTIE. RAPPORTS NATIONAUX

Women in prison in Argentina

Women in prison in Australia

Women in prison in Austria

Women in prison in Brazil

Women in prison in England and Wales

Women in prison in Finland

Femmes en prison en France

Women in prison in Germany

Women in prison in Greece

Women in prison in Ireland

Femmes en prison en Italie

Women in prison in the Netherlands

Women in prison in New Zealand

Women in prison in Poland

Women in prison in Portugal

Women in prison in Russia

Women in prison in South Africa

Women in prison in Spain

Femmes en prison en Suisse: la situation des femmes prévenues et condamnées

Women in prison in Taiwan

Women in prison in Thailand: implementation of the UN Bangkok Rules in the Thai criminal justice system

Femmes en prison en Turquie

Women in prison in the USA

APPENDIX. THE BANGKOK RULES/ ANNEXE. RÈGLES DE BANGKOK

United Nations Rules for the treatment of women prisoners and non-custodial measures for women offenders (the Bangkok Rules)

Règles des Nations Unies concernant le traitement des femmes détenues et les mesures non privatives de liberté pour les femmes délinquantes (Règles de Bangkok)