Vernetta D Young
Biographic Data
| ID | 273786 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vernetta D Young |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vernetta D |
| FAMILY NAME | Young |
| SIGNATURE | YOUNG V D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Howard University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
It’s the Same Old Song
Women Behind Bars
Today's prisons are increasingly filled with poor, dark-skinned, single mothers locked up for low-level drug involvement--with serious ramifications for the corrections system. Women Behind Bars offers the first comprehensive exploration of the challenges faced by incarcerated women in the United States. Young and Reviere show conclusively that serving time in prisons designed by and for men not only does little to address what landed women, part…
Aging Behind Bars
As the numbers of women in prison have increased, so have the number of older women behind bars. These older women present unique problems for institutions trying to meet their health care needs. We report findings from our national pilot study of federal and state prisons for women. Prisons report basic services for physical and mental health care, and most report having hospice services. However, those that house larger percentages or that expe…
Pedagogical reconstruction
(1995). Pedagogical reconstruction: Incorporating African-American perspectives into the curriculum. Journal of Criminal Justice Education: Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 85-104
Race and Gender in the Establishment of Juvenile Institutions
Introduction to Criminology
Women, Race, and Crime
This article examines the interrelationships among women, race, and crime as presented by Adler. The empirical assertions concerning the pattern of crime for black and white males and females are examined using victim survey data. It was concluded that the explanations for racial differences in female crime and delinquency advanced by Adler have little value since the empirical differences they purport to explain are not supported by the data
Women, Race, and Crime
This article examines the interrelationships among women, race, and crime as presented by Adler. The empirical assertions concerning the pattern of crime for black and white males and females are examined using victim survey data. It was concluded that the explanations for racial differences in female crime and delinquency advanced by Adler have little value since the empirical differences they purport to explain are not supported by the data
Women, Race, and Crime
This article examines the interrelationships among women, race, and crime as presented by Adler. The empirical assertions concerning the pattern of crime for black and white males and females are examined using victim survey data. It was concluded that the explanations for racial differences in female crime and delinquency advanced by Adler have little value since the empirical differences they purport to explain are not supported by the data
Introduction to Criminology
Race and Gender in the Establishment of Juvenile Institutions
Pedagogical reconstruction
(1995). Pedagogical reconstruction: Incorporating African-American perspectives into the curriculum. Journal of Criminal Justice Education: Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 85-104
Aging Behind Bars
As the numbers of women in prison have increased, so have the number of older women behind bars. These older women present unique problems for institutions trying to meet their health care needs. We report findings from our national pilot study of federal and state prisons for women. Prisons report basic services for physical and mental health care, and most report having hospice services. However, those that house larger percentages or that expe…
Women Behind Bars
Today's prisons are increasingly filled with poor, dark-skinned, single mothers locked up for low-level drug involvement--with serious ramifications for the corrections system. Women Behind Bars offers the first comprehensive exploration of the challenges faced by incarcerated women in the United States. Young and Reviere show conclusively that serving time in prisons designed by and for men not only does little to address what landed women, part…
It’s the Same Old Song
Criminology (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (2 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (2 works) · Medicine (2 works)