American Society of Criminology. Division on Women and Crime

Bannister, Shelly

Faith, Kathlene

Goodstein, Lynne

Humphries, Delwe

Moyer, Imogene

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University of North FloridaUNF Digital CommonsDivision on Women and Crime Documents andCorrespondenceAmerican Society of Criminology - Division onWomen and CrimeMay 2017Correspondence: NWSA Women and Crime TaskForce, 1992-1993American Society of Criminology Division on Women and Crime.Imogene MoyerShelly BannisterKathlene FaithDelwe HumphriesSee next page for additional authorsFollow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/dwctextPart of the Criminology and Criminal Justice CommonsThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by the AmericanSociety of Criminology - Division on Women and Crime at UNF DigitalCommons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Division on Women andCrime Documents and Correspondence by an authorized administrator ofUNF Digital Commons. For more information, please contact DigitalProjects.© All Rights ReservedRecommended CitationCorrespondence: 1992-1993 NWSA Women and Crime Task Force. 1992-1993. American Society of Criminology - Division onWomen and Crime Collection. University of North Florida, Thomas G. Carpenter Library Special Collections and Archives. UNFDigital Commons, https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/dwctext/126/AuthorsAmerican Society of Criminology Division on Women and Crime., Imogene Moyer, Shelly Bannister,Kathlene Faith, Delwe Humphries, and Lynne GoodsteinThis article is available at UNF Digital Commons: https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/dwctext/126( ( '~SA WOMEN ANO Q'{Jt- ·rASf'C FO~ Sumi y of r~t\ Foroa Mw·cing Sund!!yr June 20, 1992 Arnuai N&tional ~"'\'s Studies ~tin~ in fo.ust1n!' ·rx Eight r;.~15n mat for the Task Force meetings cm Sund y aftzy, n;xm. t~~'1':l Mo)ter, Ta.sl< Fores Coordinator, diatnbut4li-d th list of rn!f"p.t'l:a\BI~, ten.tativaly accepted by tha T~sk Fore ·=in 19900 Shrt!i also d ~ e.tribut.€--d SUn't'Jary of the Task Force mset ings h1S l d ir' ·199-0 .. Sine* 1rtJst of the ~ hE\d not tt~ the 1SSO maetir~ wt1 ··"e th~ Task rot·ee was -foundsd~ t1ro9ene discussed the history of thra T6-sk Fo~"'.ce a~·1d ~-iefiy ra>cp 1e.inad the avents that occurrGd ut th r;~ting~ in 1990. ~bst of th~ rr~tin9 was sprmt discussins the pfirticip&tion of tha Task ~.:c.rce in t.he 1993 {,xmf Q""iCe~ 50v1;rei 1 tqoics e su99~rtGd Stnd w0 d£c·id-od to COf'iC$rrtrste our c:Jfforts CK! t\-10 sessions. One sa~sivn s~..199-stoo was "Reading 0-J Cultur-e ThrooWl 0'1-irn:ii: An I nt d ; sci p 1 i n.-ru"y .l'?Pf"'OG.dl '' • H l e-10 Mey s , Donna ~ voo 1 ~""\d Lynn a. D'Orio agread to toke responsibi Hty f~ org&ie;izing this st£ission. A second session w& proposed or~ ··aea~ l r:-h Issues" vdth subtopics ott Jrm,.qes of \~ irr Ga."1gs, wans:n•s Prisons7 Cepital Pun i srn~.nt I ru'lcl Abor·t i Ott e l mog ~ ~;; Moy€ff" E..9'"'ood to crgan i z this s~..ss ion. .~nyone \rli sh ing to part k_ipa.t~ in w-sy of these sass ions i .;.t Gt":OO: ~r ag:ecl to ocotact ooo of the orgard zare. A 1 so~ if any0i"1 v:oulci i ikcy to \."'Ji"ganizo another soosi0i'1, p1e&stl feo1 fr&S: to oo so., It i,w;..~J l d be har 1pfu1 if yau wou 1 d 1 ~:.. tmogsne kr~ &lout your :;w"'c .. grQ'\·1 propvs ls.. (Addresses r:tnd ~ rM100--s wi 11 be incl~ on a Sff.:m.rota shoot). Aft.~)T" ~:h'-' Tag'c. r.:crrc ~fr\9 1 9CMa of us telked &bout ~aparirig a rnor-ortp-h C>i'f ·ia~lras for wcmsn end crirr to b&. Ptbli.shG-:d by ~~. M~'flY m: d., 11 '! of lrJISA ru-a uninfonr~d ehout cr·imiooiogiea1 issuas .t~ni t.hi·-·, ~~roi;td be .fll'\ opport.u;1ity fM" the T ~k Foroa ro rr ilkic t~'"l un~ ""'t '"'-;·1-C <XWitribution to MNSA, Pioose ;et ma k~ w'hmt y~t think 11k· !t \.~is < 1.~t~1gh th~ tt~nc at th~ Te.sk Foros £. ~ ings hu b 1~ ir. rnso &r .. ..,i 1S92 ~ we have OV®r lSC n ~-t!l of ~>rs.ons int e..sted in ths T&sk f'cr-co. So e h ·vo th~ pots."ltial to meke s strong oontribu-t iM to ~&i'SA &nd oo \f~":Un~n offG:rcdWSTr victima, td ~kus in V8.rious &~cts of ju..,tiCG. PLE.~E. <E'I lN'fOLVEO. LET , HEAR FRCM YOJ ( ( ( t· t I NAMES .00 ADDRESSES OF PEOPLE PARTIC1P/.\TiNG n~ 1\-~ 1992 NWSA TA~SK fORCE r·-t::ETINt~ Ar ~HSi'fN, TX oonno w~- ~aves t'k!i-"r~ : i' ' ~'tud i GS C~ritr~~ f· ittdsan urriver.:. ity 1·•a Pew-c· Hal'l Mt. P 1 easant ,. MI 1~.8859 5 ·~ (' 11 ~. 3601 1:'A' 6883 A ltl®ri Wm itt Wonan' ; Studies Progi"'~TI Ohio Univ~., .. ity 320 Scott Ql.1.., d Ath . ,, OH 457(11 619 553 4.sae Lynn B. DtOrio    Ann Arbot, M! 48105  Ha 1 ena M.: . .1ye<r s f.n-~ 1 i st\/'lktt1ai"'i ' s Stud i &s Soui1-tY~1'11St · 7'n llnive:rs ity Gts-O?"'gf'")t~~n, r..< 78627 51'2 8£3 H92 (o) 5~2 SGS S531 (h) lrr~1~ L. ft:oyer (Task Force dinetor) C"'imioo 1ogy/~eman' s Stu >i;~~ 210 Walsh Half Indiana University of P«msy lvv ... riia hldi n&r: PA 1570'i 412 357 2120 (Cf"imir1.01ogy v t) 12. 357 5600 (office) 412 46::1 136~ {he~~) 241 Elm Str·aa~ I nd i ~ li fli\ 1 ~rn:n Ms a Chesr :y-Lind Wanm's Studies Pr·~arn Utdve.:r$ity of Hawa.1 i t Manof} 2424 M&ile l~ y Honolulu, Ht 96822 8808 956 6313 Fax 80$·~956-9616 Paw 1 a P.~ i ·i 1 i ngor C'r im·i no 1 ogy \ pertme."1t 210 Walsh Hall tndima !Jniv sity of PA Indiana, t>A 1. .. 101 12 357 2720 Lorri Le'~..:, 2115 Enfield Austin, TX 18703 512 48880 8520 (h) 512 477 0746 (w) Th Texu.s (;t)s ver 30'7 w. 7th Austin, YX 78703 Ch01"y 'i Howsrd  NGAA* k , Qi 4 305S.  ®14 291 2590 (w) Northeastern Illinois Universi!Y _______________________ _ BOARD OF GOVERNORS UNIVERSITIES 5500 NORTH ST. LOUJSAVENUE CHICAGO, ILUNOIS 60625-4699 312 I 794-2597 CRIMINAL JUSTICE DEPARTMENT May 1 7, 1 993 Dr. Lynne Goodstein  State College, PA 16801 Dear Lynne, Thank you for including me in your recent mailing regarding the status of the Division on Women and Crime. This is the most involved in the Division that I've felt since joining three or so years ago. I wish that I had a report to give to you on the progress of the Lesbian Task Force. At the time I agreed to be chair, I envisioned myself organizing another "Roundtable" on Lesbians in the Criminal Justice System for the next ASC meetings. I have done so at the previous two conferences; the first was well attended, primarily by lesbians. Was it the venue, San Francisco? The second, in New Orleans, was attended by three people, including a male professor from Sam Houston who, I believe, was there for his own titillation. I have not scheduled such a roundtable for this year's conference. What I do expect to do in Phoenix is arrange (informally) for a lesbian lunch/dinner. I don't have a sense of the details yet, but I will write something for the summer DivisioNews, "calling all lesbians." Before I undertake any other projects, however, I want to discuss several issues with other ASC member-lesbians. I appreciate the high level of organization that you have brought to your office. I think that the Town Hall meetings on violence could be helpful and a good way for us as a Division to formulate our pos ition(s) . I am concerned about the Division meeting format for the first meeting, however. I can imagine that members will want to attend several committee/task force meetings which will be occurring simultaneously. For example, I work with women in prison and would want to be able to attend that task force gathering. Lesbians of color may face a similar Goodstein, page two May 1 7, 1 993 dilemma, choosing between the Women of Color and the Lesbian Task Forces. As the position of 'lesbian' in the ASC, much less the greater society, is not a valued one, I fear that open participation in the Lesbian Task Force may suffer. I state this concern, not to argue with the meeting format, but to alert you to possible conflicts that may arise. I wi'll do what I can pre- and during the meetings to encourage lesbians to participate in the Division events. Again, thanks for including me. I will keep in touch. Sincerely, Shelley Bannister JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE The City University of New York 899 Tenth Avenue, New York, NY 10019 (212) 237-8000 SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY sent to upper FACULTY OF ARTS SCHOOL OF CRIMINOLOGY BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA CANADA VSA 1S6 Telephone: (604) 291-3213 Fax: (604) 291-4140 Be it hereby resolved that the membership of the ASC Division on Women and Crime agrees that active support should be rendered to individuals ahd organizations throughout North America who are advocating decarceration for non-violent female offenders. Whereas it is understood that both men and women can benefit from non-carceral responses to non~violent crime, our specific mandate is to consider ways by which incarceration obfuscates the socially constructed bases of most female crime. The overrepresentation of women from political minority groups in North American prisons, the pervasive evidence of prior sexual·, physical and psychological abuse in the victimization-criminalization continuum, the social costs of separating female offenders from their dependent children, and class-based discrimina-tions in sentencing practices all point to a need to challenge the effectiveness and viability of imprisonment as a punitive, deterrent or rehabilitative enterprise. We thus strongly recommend that community services and resources be expanded and developed for the explicit purposes of 1) reducing the numbers of women sentenced to prison, and 2) generating models of decarceration which advance principles of social equity both within and as alternatives to the larger correctional enterprise. Thanks for your help, Joan. Sincerely, Lynne Goodstein Division on Women and Crime Chair BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED THAT THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE ASC SUPPORTS ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION FOR NON-VIOLENT OFFENDERS. THE OVERREPRESENTATION OF HISTORICALLY DISENFRANCHISED GROUPS IN NORTH AMERICAN CARCERAL FACILITIES, THE PERVASIVE EVIDENCE OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL, PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE AMONG PRISONERS, ,THE SOCIAL COSTS OF SEPARATING PARENTS FROM THEIR , . I DEPENDENT CH I L DRE N , AND D I SC R I M I NAT 0 RY SENT ENC I NG PR ACT I CE S l\ LL P 0 I N r:· :r 0. ~. A NEED TO CHALLENGE THE PERPETUATION OF IMPRISONMENT RESPONSES TO NON-VIOLENT ADJUDICATED OFF~NDERS W~ STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT~:COMMU~TTY SE~VICES AND RESOURCES BE DEVELOPED AND EXPANDED FOR THE EXPLICIT PURPOSES OF 1) REDUCING THE NUMBERS SENTENCED JO PRISON, 2) GENERATING MODELS OF DECARCERATION WHICH ADVANCE PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL EQUITY, AND 3) PROVIDING ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TREATMENT. / r, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED THAT THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE ASC SUPPORTS ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION FOR.NON-VIOLENT OFFENDERS~ THE OVERREPRESENTATION OF HISTORICALLY DISENFRANCHISED GROUPS IN NORTH AMERICAN CARCERAL FACILITIES, THE PERVASIVE EVIDENCE OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL, PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE AMONG PRISONERS~ THE SOCI~L COSTS OF SEPARATING PARENTS FROM THEIR DEPENDENT CHILDREN, AND DISCRIMINATORY SENTENCING PRACTICES !\LL P01Nr:·ro.~ A NEED TO CHALLENGE THE PERPETUATION OF IMPRISONMENT RESPONSES TO NON-VIOLENT ADJUDICATED OFF~NDERS W~ STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT~:COMMU~ITY SE~VICES AND RESOURCES BE DEVELOPED ~ND EXPANDED FOR THE EXPLICIT PURPOSES OF 1) REDUCING THE NUMBERS SENTENCED TO PRISON, 2) GENERATING MODELS OF DECARCERATION WHICH ADVANCE PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL EQUITY, AND 3) ~ROVIDING, ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TREATMENT. CHILDCARE FOR THE 1993 ASC CONFERENCE This year, ASC members with children may want to bring them along to the meetings! Phoenix is a wonderful place to be in October -- the weather is warm and there are many outdoor activities to enjoy, including the Phoenix Zoo, the Desert Botanical Gardens, and the many water parks in the area. In addition, the world-renowned Heard Museum is nearby, and the Museum of Science and Technology is right across the street from the hotel. CAMP HYATT For parents who require childcare, several options are available. The hotel is equipped to sponsor "Camp Hyatt, 11 and on-site tailormade childcare program that is paid for by the participants. Camp Hyatt serves children aged 3 or older and is available from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Activities include arts and crafts, visits to nearby museums, tours of hotel services, swimming in the hotel pool, videos, games, and toys. The cost for Camp Hyatt is $7 per hour. Camp Hyatt will only be available, however, if enough parents commit to participation in advance. There needs to be at least 1 O children at a time using the service for the hotel to offer Camp Hyatt. For example, if 1 O children are signed up for Wednesday morning, but only 6 for the afternoon, Camp Hyatt will run in the morning but not the afternoon. If you are interested in enrolling your children in Camp Hyatt, it is essential that you return the attached form by August 30th. Preregistrants will be notified of the final childcare schedule by mid-September. Again, if not enough children are pre-registered, Camp Hyatt may not be available during the conference, so it is critical that you preregister for this service. Payment will be expected of all preregistrants once they arrive at the conference. LICENSED BABY-SITTERS In addition to the possibility of Camp Hyatt, the hotel also maintains a list of licensed baby-sitters who will be available for parents who require daytime or evening infant or child care. PARENTING SUPPORT GROUP A final option that will be available for parents is the "ASC Parenting Support Group. 11 This informal group will meet Wednesday and Thursday morning at 8:00 a.m. in the Cowboy/ Artists Room (ASC Hospitality Room). At this time, parents attending the conference, either AS a member or WITH a member, can meet other parents and their children. It is our hope that these morning meetings will facilitate the development of informal arrangements to exchange childcare, to go on day-time excursions together, and to meet other parents at the conference. CAMP HYATT PREREGISTRATION FORM I would like to enroll my child(ren) in Camp Hyatt, an on-site childcare program, during the 1993 ASC meetings. I understand that the hourly fee is $7.00 per hour and that payment is expected upon my arrival to the ASC meetings. Name Address Phone ( ) -------------Ages of Children Please check the days and times that you will require childcare: 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00 9:00 Wednesday Thursday Please send this form by AUGUST 30th to: Dr. Nancy Wonders Department of Criminal Justice Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5005 Friday Saturday 

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