• Interaction and leadership among female prisoners 

    Simmons, Imogene (University of Missouri--Columbia, 1975)
    The purpose of this research was to investigate the informal social structure of a state correctional institution for women. Of sociological concern for this researcher was the process whereby the informal social structure ...
  • The women's honor unit : case study of a women's prison 

    Mahan, Sue (University of Missouri--Columbia, 1979)
    Three ideas about women's criminality directed this analysis. Women prisoners have consistently been described as either immoral, incompetent, or sick. The goal of this research was to examine the social realities of these ...