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Critical Approaches to Gender-Sensitive Policies in Prison Systems (II)
Thu, September 4, 9:30 to 10:45am, Deree | Classrooms, DC 703Session Submission Type: Pre-arranged Panel
Abstract
Over time, growing global attention to the situation of incarcerated women has led to the proliferation of gender-sensitive policies and programs within the criminal justice system. However, analyses of these initiatives often lack a critical perspective—one that interrogates the underlying conceptions of gender equality, the inherently heteropatriarchal nature of prisons, and the paradoxes that arise when pursuing empowerment and feminist transformative goals within prison settings, among other key issues. The two panels proposed under this topic will critically examine gender-sensitive policies and programs in prison systems across different countries.
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Progress and setbacks in the introduction of a gender perspective in prison policy in Uruguay - Ana Vigna, Universidad de la República (Uruguay); Cecilia Rocha-Carpiuc, Universidad de la República; Joaquín Cardeillac Gulla, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales - Universidad de la República
Gender-Sensitive practices in the Portuguese Prison System: A critical analysis based on the perspectives of prison staff and inmates - Raquel Matos, Universidade Católica Portuguesa; Mariana Castro, Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Portugal); Catarina Ribeiro, Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Portugal); Mónica Soares, Universidade de Coimbra
Operationalising gender-sensitivity in women’s prisons in Scotland: recognition and reality - Michele Jane Burman, University of Glasgow; Loraine Gelsthorpe, University of Cambridge
Forging the path for residential community-based alternatives to imprisonment in England and Wales: Hope Street - Donna Arrondelle, University of Southampton