At work in the iron cage [electronic resource] : the prison as gendered organization / Dana M. Britton.
Publication details: New York : New York University Press, c2003.Description: viii, 264 pSubject(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 States
- 365/.023/73 21
- HV9470 .B75 2003eb
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.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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