Women and criminal justice /
Ming-Li Hsieh, University of Wisconsin; Marilyn D. McShane.
- Second edition.
- xx, 298 pages ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The study of women and crime -- Theories of female criminality -- The female victim and the criminal justice system -- Prostitution and sex crimes -- Women and domestic violence -- Other domestic offenses -- Female drug offending -- Women and corrections -- Issues in female delinquency -- Women working in the criminal justice system -- Employment issues and the law -- Effects of race, class, gender, and culture.
"A study of women and criminal justice including: violence against women, female offenders, women prisoners, female criminal justice personnel, and sex discrimination in criminal justice administration"--
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Women--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States. Women--Violence against--United States. Female offenders--United States. Women prisoners--United States. Women criminal justice personnel--United States. Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States. Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration.