At work in the iron cage [electronic resource] : the prison as gendered organization / Dana M. Britton.
By: Britton, Dana M.
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Publisher: New York : New York University Press, c2003Description: viii, 264 p.Subject(s): Correctional personnel -- United States | Correctional personnel -- Training of -- United States | Prisons -- United States | Prisons -- Officials and employees -- United States | Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States | Women correctional personnel -- United States | Inmate guards -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 365/.023/73 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| 364.994 LAW Law and order | 364.994 LAW Law and order | 365 Understanding prisons | 365/.023/73 At work in the iron cage | 365/.4 American gulag | 365/.42/0973 Private vs. public operation of juvenile correctional facilities | 365/.43 Sisters outside |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-256) and index.
Engendering the prison -- Penolgy in America : men's and women's prisons as gendered projects -- From turnkey to officer : prison work in historical perpective -- Paths to prison -- Work with inmates -- The rest of the job : coworkers, supervisors, and satisfaction.
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.