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Lecture 10: Experiencing imprisonment (minority populations) Flashcards

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What percentage of the prison population are women?

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4%

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What percentage of women prisoners are imprisoned for non-violent offences?

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69%

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What percentage of women prisoners serve less than 12 month sentences?

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77%

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What percentage of women prisoners are from BAME backgrounds?

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16%

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What term refers to the lack of facilities for women prisoners?

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The Cinderalla estate

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How far on average are women imprisoned from their homes?

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60 miles

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What does OBP stand for?

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Offending behaviour programme

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What units allow some mothers to keep toddlers with them in prison?

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Mother and baby units (MBUs)

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When mothers are separated what percentage of their children are cared for by fathers?

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9%

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What has been found to be the most difficult aspect of imprisonment for mothers?

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Missing their children

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What term refers to trauma originating before prison?

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Imported trauma

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Approximately what percentage of women prisoners have had mental health issues?

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76%

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What are women prisoners more likely to do than male prisoners?

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Self-harm

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What characteristic of female self-harm in prison is noted in the document?

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Its competitiveness

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15
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What best describes the current approach to women’s imprisonment?

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Rehabilitation

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What government commission found evidence of institutional racism after Zahud’s death?

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The Commission for Racial Equality

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Prisoner Zahud Mubarek was murdered by which group?

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His cellmate

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What did the Keith Report find evidence of in the prison system?

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Racism

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19
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Which ethnic group is notably underrepresented in prisons?

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Chinese

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What religious group is the fastest growing population in prisons?

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Muslim

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What pains do people of colour experience in prison?

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Institutional racism

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What does BAME stand for?

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Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people

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23
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What legal method can challenge racial discrimination in prisons?

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Human rights legislation

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What have BAME prisoners reported receiving disproportionate response for?

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Adjudications

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What change was made to address risk factors highlighted after Zahud’s death?
Abolition of enforced cell sharing
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What characteristic in common is noted of female offenders?
Relationship issues
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What offence are Pakistani heritage men disproportionately imprisoned for?
Child grooming
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What unit will self-harming women prisoners likely be placed in?
Segregation or in a health care unit
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What will mothers in prison who lose custody often lose as well?
Housing
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What term refers to loss of identity upon imprisonment?
Mortification
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What new approach aims to reduce women's imprisonment in Scotland?
Community sentences
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What 2001 quote refers to pockets of blatant racism in prisons?
The head of the Prison Service
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What best explains disproportionate imprisonment rates of BAME groups?
Poverty
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What change aims to make staffing more representative of inmates?
Minority recruitment
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What strategy involves prisoners complaining about racial issues?
Councils
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What key shared issue is noted for women prisoners?
Trauma
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What is noted as making imprisonment harder for mothers?
Missing children
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What legal approach has challenged discrimination against minorities?
Human Rights Law
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What change followed recommendations after Zahud Mubaruk's murder?
Overhaul of cell-sharing risk assessments
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What are two key minorities?
Women and people of colour
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Why has there been longstanding call for gendered justice?
- Distinctive profile of female prisoners means they require a different approach - Equal treatment to men does not mean identical treatment
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Who has a higher rate of arson?
Women
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What are womens killings typically?
Expressive and rationale
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How many female prisons are there?
12 closed and open prisons
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Why do women self-harm?
- Reflects feelings of self-disgust, depression and grief - Emotionally feel better as they are in physical pain
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What does Gregory 2003 call omnipresent and competitive self-harm?
'The mutilation marathon'
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What is there a continuing focus on for women in prison?
Early intervention and more community-based solutions
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What is there a new emphasis on for women prisons policies and practices?
'Whole system approach' and gender-specific, trauma-formed policies and practices
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Examples of new gender specific and trauma informed policies and practices:
- Prison design - Practical interventions
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What are black people over represented for?
- Robbery - Drug offences - Fraud
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What offence are Pakistani-heritage men know to commit?
- Child sexual grooming - Drug offences
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What is an example of racially motivated murder in prison?
Muder of Zahud (2000)
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What does Martin Narey 2001 say about institutional racism?
There are pockets of blatant and malicious racism within the service
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Experiences of differential treatment for BAME in prison?
- Racial abuse and intimidation from prisoners and staff - Unfair treatment in initial risk assessments
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How do BAME adapt to pains of racism?
- Acceptance - Resistance - Individual rebellion
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How are organisational and legal responses addressing internal decision-making for BAME?
- Creating a more diverse workforce - Addressing internal decision-making
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Define racially motivated abuse and assault:
'Any incident perceived to be racial by the victim or any other person’​

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