An up-to-date consideration of women who are plagued by crack cocaine addiction, Crack Cocaine, Crime, and Women provides integral information on the legal, lifestyle, and treatment issues specific to these drug addicts. Author Sue Mahan discusses the divergent perspectives surrounding the controversial status of these women and offers insight into their tormented reality. In a clear and practical manner, Mahan examines the common patterns of crack-addicted women and the implications for policy and practice. This informative volume also addresses the tragic consequences of children born to addicted mothers and stresses the need for policies and resources that support their well-being. Crack Cocaine, Crime, and Women offers a broad and informed perspective on the problem of crack-addicted women for a wide range of urban human service professionals, including counselors, social workers, law enforcement personnel, public health professionals, women′s services providers, criminal justice professionals, and advanced students preparing to work in these fields.
Table of Content
Introduction
CRACKWORLD
The Subculture
Concepts and Issues
Analysis of Interviews
Case Study of a `Rock Star′
CRIMINALIZATION OF PREGNANCY
The Criminalization of Pregnancy
Concepts and Issues
Analysis of Judicial Alternatives
Case Study of a Crack Mom
Jennifer Johnson
TREATMENT FOR WOMEN WHO ABUSE CRACK COCAINE
Crack Treatment
Concepts and Issues
Analysis of the Phases of Development
Case Study of a Treatment Program
Hope House
About the author
Sue Mahan is an Associate Professor in the Criminal Justice Program at the University of Central Florida – Daytona Beach Campus. She received a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Missouri – Columbia and was awarded a Kellogg Fellowship in International Development and a Fulbright Distinguished Lectureship to Peru. She is the author of several other books including: Unfit Mothers; Women, Crime and Criminal Justice (with Ralph Weisheit); Crack, Cocaine, Crime and Women; and Beyond the Mafia, as well as journal articles and book chapters about crime and justice. She is working on a book about restorative justice in Colombia, SA based on observations and interviews.
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