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It's a Crime : Women and Justice

ISBN: 9780130482006 | 0130482005
Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Publisher: PRENTICE HALL
Pub. Date: 1/1/2003

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SummaryTable of Contents
For courses in Women and Justice, Women and Law, Gender and Law, and Women's Studies, as well as courses in Sociology and History that deal with gender issues. Important and timely, this anthology explores the legal, sociological, and psychological perspectives involving women and criminal justice. It covers sexual crimes, female victims, women as slaves, witchcraft, affirmative action, and evaluates societal reactions to sexual violence, and issues of privacy.
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Forewordxi
Merry Morash
Prefacexii
About the Authors and Contributors
Acknowledgmentsxxi
SECTION I HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN'S ISSUES1(50)
``Ain't I a Woman?''
3(9)
Roslyn Muraskin
Taming Women and Nature: The Criminal Justice System and the Creation of Crime in Salem Village
12(18)
Nanci Koser Wilson
``Mule-Headed Slave Women Refusing to Take Foolishness from Anybody'': A Prelude to Future Accommodation, Resistance, and Criminality
30(21)
Laura T. Fishman
SECTION II WOMEN AND THE LAW51(46)
Postpartum Syndrome and the Legal System
53(24)
Tara C. Proano-Raps
Cheryl L. Meyer
The Legal System and Sexual Harassment
77(9)
Roslyn Muraskin
Abortion: Is It a Right to Privacy or Compulsory Childbearing?
86(11)
Roslyn Muraskin
SECTION III WOMEN, DRUGS, AND AIDS97(76)
Revisiting ``Crack Mothers at 6''
99(18)
Drew Humphries
Women, AIDS, and the Criminal Justice System
117(12)
Joan Luxenburg
Thomas E. Guild
The Legal Response to Substance Abuse during Pregnancy
129(23)
Inger Sagatun-Edwards
HIV Disease and Women Offenders
152(21)
Arthur J. Lurigio
James A. Swartz
Ciuinal Jones
SECTION IV WOMEN IN PRISON173(132)
Women in Prison: Vengeful Equity
175(21)
Barbara Bloom
Meda Chesney-Lind
Crime Control Policy and Inequality among Female Offenders: Racial Disparities in Treatment among Women on Probation
196(13)
Zina T. MeGee
Spencer R. Baker
Three Strikes and It's Women Who Are Out: The Hidden Consequences for Women of Criminal Justice Policy Reforms
209(11)
Mona J. E. Danner
Disparate Treatment in Correctional Facilities: Looking Back
220(12)
Roslyn Muraskin
Doing Time in Alaska: Women, Culture, and Crime
232(26)
Cindi Banks
Sexual Abuse and Sexual Assault of Women in Prison
258(15)
Zelma Weston Henriques
Evelyn Gilbert
Dying to Get Out: The Execution of Females in the Post-Furman Era of the Death Penalty in the United States
273(16)
David E. Schulberg
Women on Death Row
289(16)
Etta F. Morgan
SECTION V WOMEN: VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE305(106)
Arrest Policies for Domestic Violence: Their Implications for Battered Women
307(23)
Susan L. Miller
Likelihood of an Arrest Decision for Domestic and Nondomestic Assault Calls: Do Police Underenforce the Law When Responding to Domestic Violence?
330(19)
Lynette Feder
Victims of Domestic Stalking: A Comparison of Black and White Females
349(14)
Janice Joseph
Forced Sexual Intercourse: Contemporary Views
363(17)
Robert T. Sigler
Ida M. Johnson
Etta F. Morgan
Battered Women on Mandatory Arrest Laws: A Comparison across Three States
380(14)
Alisa Smith
Immigration Context of Wife Abuse: A Case of Vietnamese Immigrants in the United States
394(17)
Hoan N. Bui
SECTION VI WOMEN IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROFESSIONS411(56)
Women on the Bench: Mavericks, Peacemakers, or Something Else? Research Questions, Issues, and Suggestions
413(16)
Susan L. Miller
Michelle L. Meloy
Women in the Legal Profession: Does Bias Still Exist?
429(12)
Jody Clay-Warner
Early Policing in the United States: ``Help Wanted-Women Need Not Apply''
441(9)
Martin L. O'Connor
The Dislike of Female Offenders among Correctional Officers: The Need for Specialized Training
450(17)
Christine E. Rasche
SECTION VII WOMEN AND CRIME467(48)
Women's Training for Organized Crime: Sex and Sexuality
469(16)
Sue Mahan
Classifying Female Serial Killers: An Application of Prominent Typologies
485(12)
Laura J. Moriarty
Kimberly L. Freiberger
Listening to Women's Voices: Considering Why Mothers Kill Their Children
497(18)
Cheryl Meyer
Cindy E. Weisbart
SECTION VIII GIRLS AND DELINQUENCY515(74)
Developing Gender-Specific Services for Delinquency Prevention: Understanding Risk and Resiliency
517(27)
Barbara Bloom
Barbara Owens
Elizabeth Piper Deschenes
Jill Rosenbaum
Gender Differences in Delinquency Career Types and the Transition to Adult Crime
544(26)
Kimberly Kempf-Leonard
Paul E. Tracy
Film Portrayals of Female Delinquents: Realistic or Stereotypical?
570(19)
Laura L. Finley
Peter S. Finley
SECTION IX CONCLUSIONS589(6)
Roslyn Muraskin
Index595

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