Women and Crime

A Text/Reader

• Author(s): Stacy L. Mallicoat,
• Publisher: SAGE
• Pages: 641
• ISBN_10: 1412987504
  ISBN_13: 9781412987509
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Law / Gender & the Law , Science / General , Social Science / General , Social Science / Criminology , Social Science / Feminism & Feminist Theory , Social Science / Violence in Society ,

Description:... Women and Crime: A Text/Reader, part of the text/reader series in criminology and criminal justice, incorporates contemporary and classic readings (some including policy implications) accompanied by student-friendly authored text. This unique format provides a theoretical framework and context for students. The comprehensive coverage of the book includes the history and theories of female offending, offenders and their crimes, processing and sentencing of female offenders, women in prison, women and victimization, women and work in the criminal justice system, juveniles and crime, and international crime. Race and diversity will be an underlying theme throughout the text.