The invisible woman : gender, crime, and justice /

The invisible woman : gender, crime, and justice / Joanne Belknap.

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Main Author: Belknap, Joanne
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Belmont, CA : Thomson/Wadsworth, [2007]
Edition:Third edition.
Series:Contemporary issues in crime and justice series.
Subjects:
Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration > United States.
Female offenders > United States.
Women > Crimes against > United States.
Policewomen > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • PART I : INTRODUCTION: The emergence of gender in criminology
  • PART II : FEMALE OFFENDING: Critiquing criminological theories
  • The frequency and nature of female offending
  • Processing women and girls in the system
  • Incarcerating, punishing, and "treating" offending women and girls
  • PART III : FEMALE VICTIMS OF MALE VIOLENCE: The image of the female victim
  • Sexual victimization
  • Intimate partner abuse and stalking
  • PART IV : WOMEN WORKING IN CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM: Women working in prisons and jails
  • Women working in policing and law enforcement
  • Women working in the courts
  • PART V : CONCLUSIONS: Effecting change.

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