Abstract
Purpose of the present study was to look into various causes of lower class women‟s crime and the impact of imprisonment on women. Quantitative research method was applied to conduct the present study while interview schedule was used as a tool for data collection. A sample comprising 30 respondents was drawn from Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi through purposive sampling technique. Results of the present study demonstrate that there is a direct link between criminality and illiteracy as well as poverty. Factors such as social structure and society are interconnected with crimes. Our findings are also supported by Merton‟s theory of strain. Since women from lower class end up in Jails due to poverty and illiteracy. Such women are adversely affected by tense atmosphere, immoral behaviors of Jail staff, feeling of loneliness, helplessness, inner aggression and loss of relations.

Amber Ferdoos, Nadia Hafeez. (2016) Sociological Analysis of Lower Class Women’s Crime and Imprisonment Impact on Women (A Case Study of Adiala Jail), Pakistan Journal of Criminology, Volume-08, Issue-3.
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