{"product_id":"the-imprisonment-of-african-american-women-causes-experiences-and-effects-2d-ed-9780786433841","title":"The Imprisonment of African American Women: Causes, Experiences and Effects, 2d ed.","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Catherine Fisher Collins\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ethnic Studies - American - African American \u0026amp; Black Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book reviews the disproportionate number of African American women making up the United States' prison population, looking particularly at how the nation's prison systems are ill-equipped to meet the basic needs of its ever-growing population. Topics covered include reasons why young African American women are first drawn into criminal behavior; trends connecting incarceration to physical, emotional, or sexual abuse; the effects of incarceration on inmates' families and children; and possible preventive measures or alternatives to imprisonment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47603783958679,"sku":"9780786433841","price":2825.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786433841.webp?v=1775017329","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-imprisonment-of-african-american-women-causes-experiences-and-effects-2d-ed-9780786433841","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}