xiii 137 pages. A clean, unmarked and solid copy which appears unread. "A selection of discussion papers that provides a comprehensive analysis of women's imprisonment in Australia - Causes of women's imprisonment - Experiences while in prison - Effectiveness of rehabilitation and post release support services - Includes stories and poetry of women prisoners. "Many of the contributions to the book came out of a conference held in May 1992, entitled Changing A-genda : Women, Imprisonment and Law and Order"-- p. ix. Includes bibliographies and bibliographical references." CONTENTS: 1. One day in Fairlea / M.M.; 2. Women, prison, law and order /Jude McCulloch; 3. The big prison / Amanda George; 4. Aboriginal women and the law / Helen Corbett & Marine Paxman; 5. All's fair in love and war: policing women / Jude McCulloch; 6. Brute force : the need for affirmative action in the Victoria police /Jude McCulloch & Lou Schetzer; 7. In and out of prison Rikki Dewan; 8. Strip searches : sexual assault by the state / Amanda George; 9. Women and drugs Helen Barnacle; 10. NESB women in Victorian prisons /Patricia Easteal; 11. Home / Evelyn Robson; 12. Precarious gains: young women and the new juvenile justice system / Dianne Otto; 13. Women and children in custody / Kathy; 14. Housing needs of women released from prison /Evelyn Robson & Jac Nancarrow; 15. Post release : female prisoners' experience / Bev Fabb; 16. Privatisation : women and imprisonment / Shelley Birchfield.