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This book is a welcome addition to the literature on women and criminality. It should be of particular interest to the general reader as a concise, well-organized and clearly written review of important aspects of this social problem. It would be excellent as a supplementary text in criminal justice, criminology, victimology, and women's studies courses. In addition to a selected bibliography, scholars will appreciate the excellent bibliographical essay which provides a basis for further research.
Criminal Justice Policy Review

The study of women in relation to crime and the justice system remains neglected by most criminologists and justice officials--until now. This remarkable volume breaks new ground by presenting a three-part examination of women as victims of crime, as criminals, and as professionals working in criminal justice. Within this scope, the author offers significant perspectives through empirical studies, as well as experts in the fields of criminology and criminal justice. The multi-faceted roles of women with respect to crime and the justice system are explored individually and collectively, as well as in relation to the roles of men. The significance of the historical treatment of women is also examined, in addition to the women's movement, the rise in women's crime and victimization, theoretical and statistical approaches, and prominent literature in the field. In addition, pertinent social and legal questions for the future are addressed.

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• Preface
• Introduction
• The Victimized Woman Criminality Perpetrated Against Women
• The Woman Victim of Spousal Abuse Rape
• The Ultimate Violation of Women Pornography: Addressing the Exploitation of Women Present Trends in the Victimization of Women
• The Woman Offender Criminality Perpetrated by Women: A Statistical Analysis
• Theoretical Explanations Into Female Crime
• The Women Perpetrator of Familial Offenses Prostitution: Women as Offenders and Victims
• The Different Faces of the Woman Criminal Incarcerated Women: A Correctional System Paradox
• The Woman as a Criminal Justice Practitioner Professional Women in the Criminal Justice System In Response to Women, Crime, and the System of Criminal Justice Legal, Social, and Future Action
• Bibliographical Essay
• Index

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CHOICE Review

Flowers has produced a valuable addition to the literature of crime control. This study is an in-depth analysis of the many roles of women in the areas of criminology and criminal justice. It looks at the female as crime victim, offender, and criminal justice practitioner. Flowers examines such topics as spousal violence, rape, pornography, intrafamilial offenses, prostitution, incarcerated women, theoretical explanations of female crime, and the heterogeneous nature of the female criminal. The bibliography, tables, and index are impressive. The author's writing style is such that both the professional and the citizen who is interested in crime control will find the book easy reading.-A.J.T. Zumbrun, Catonsville Community College

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Ronald Barri Flowers, born October 25 1956 in Detroit, is a criminologist, crime writer, novelist, textbook author, and screenwriter. He received a B.A. in 1977 and a M.S. in Criminal Justice from Michigan State University School of Criminal Justice in 1980. His publications include The Prostitution Of Women and Girls, an exploration of female prostitution worldwide; The Sex Slave Murders, the true story of Gerald and Charlene Gallego, America's first husband-wife serial killers; and Female Crime, Criminals and Cellmates: An Exploration of Female Criminality and Delinquency.

(Bowker Author Biography)