IMPACTS OF INCARCERATION ON WOMEN PRISONERS IN PREVIEW OF STATUTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY IN PAKISTAN

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TABINDA RANI, HAMIDA BIBI, ZARMINA BALOCH

Abstract

The present study is an endeavor to assess living conditions of women inmates within the uncolored walls of prisons generally and to explore various impacts of incarceration on them. The impacts of incarceration, in accordance with thematic analysis of this study mainly classified into physical, psychological, economics and social. There, however explored few more impacts in general as well. The study is proceeded using a qualitative approach, applying interview protocol to such official, who are serving in different institutions of criminal justice system of Pakistan e.g., session judges, magistrates, Prosecutors, Lady  superintendent jails, Commandant Prison Staff Training Academy, criminal psychologists serving in prisons and other professionals from universities having experience and interest in the area criminology. study ascertain the possible impacts of incarceration through analysis of data and at the same  concluded with considerable recommendations that may be implemented as step to overcome such  tenacious and crucial impacts of incarceration.

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Criminal Law
Author Biography

TABINDA RANI, HAMIDA BIBI, ZARMINA BALOCH

Tabinda Rani1,Hamida Bibi2, Zarmina Baloch3

1Lecturer at Department of Law, Hazara University MansehraKP,Pakistan.

2Correspondence Author is Assistant Professor and Incharge of the Department of

History and  Pakistan Studies, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women university

Peshawar KP,Pakistan.

3Assistant Professor at Department of Political Science

Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women university, PeshawarKP,Pakistan.

 

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