There are many factors that contributed women’s incarcerated but two are the most important. The first factor is the shift from indeterminate to determinate sentencing (Kruttschnitt, 2010). The indeterminate sentencing is a "guided penal policy for three quarters of the 20th century which was on …show more content…
Some depict women as the "glue that keeps this organized neighborhood is functional"( Kruttschnitt).Diana Ross who is a sociologist and Todd clear who is a complete criminologist stated" types of support are particularly important in poor communities which are more depended on informal currencies of change then are individuals living in more well-off communities"( Kruttschnitt ,2010 ). When removing women from their communities it can cause a negative effect. They degree to which women can effectively draw from and contribute to their community is depends on their human capital in the educational and economic opportunities was they in turn provide for their children"(Kruttschnitt,