Why Do We Care?
Women are viewed as the primary caretakers of children in today's society. Research shows that women's arrest rates in America have steadily increased at a significantly higher rate than men and this in turn puts the children at risk. Since human foundation is bound in loved ones, this creates tension in families and for the women being arrested. All of this creates some interesting questions that people are starting to ask. What effect does this have on children and families? What crimes are these women committing and how do women behave in prison? Also, how does the American prison system for women compare to other countries? This website looks at these questions and tries to put an answer to why women are increasingly interacting with prisons and it's consequent effect on society.
Prison historically has been seen as a societal norm of a method of detterence from crime. Recently, what Americans once thought of as the ultimate dead end has started shifting to being normalized. With increasing odds of you knowing someone who has went or currently is going to prison, relations between genders, races, ages, and social statuses interact differently. Since incarceration rates initially began to climb 40 years ago, especially female convictions, this leaves a missing link in the home life of many Americans and instead begins to perpetuate a cycle of criminal justice system involvement within families who once were not.
Prison historically has been seen as a societal norm of a method of detterence from crime. Recently, what Americans once thought of as the ultimate dead end has started shifting to being normalized. With increasing odds of you knowing someone who has went or currently is going to prison, relations between genders, races, ages, and social statuses interact differently. Since incarceration rates initially began to climb 40 years ago, especially female convictions, this leaves a missing link in the home life of many Americans and instead begins to perpetuate a cycle of criminal justice system involvement within families who once were not.