Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

Women, Law, And Social Control

by: Merlo, Alida V.; Pollock, Joycelyn M.

Women, Law, And Social Control

by: Merlo, Alida V.; Pollock, Joycelyn M.

ISBN 13:
9780205442072
ISBN 10:
0205442072
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 07/21/2005
Publisher: Prentice Hall

Rent

Sorry, this item is currently unavailable.

Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.

Extend or Purchase Your Rental at Any Time

Need to keep your rental past your due date? At any time before your due date you can extend or purchase your rental through your account.

Summary

A collection of original articles written by leading scholars in the field that examines women as offenders, professionals, and victims. This integrated approach explores current issues including the increase in womenrs"s imprisonment rates, women as rape survivors, women who kill in abusive relationships, and women working within the criminal justice systemwhich illuminates the special sanctions women face today.

Preface

About the Contributors

PART ONE Introduction

(88)

Gender, Justice, and Social Control: A Historical Perspective

(29)

Joycelyn M. Pollock

Images of Women and Social Control

(3)

Social Control

(1)

Women's Role in Colonial America

(2)

The Nineteenth Century: ``Separate Spheres''

(4)

Feminism in the Nineteenth Century

(2)

The Twentieth Century

(14)

The Second Wave of Feminism

(1)

Women as Criminals

(1)

Women as Victims

(4)

Women as Professionals

(5)

Crossovers

(1)

Conclusion

(5)

Images of Women

(15)

Frankie Y. Bailey

Historical Images of Women

(4)

Images of Women as Criminals

(1)

The Emergence of Mass Media

(1)

Evolving Images of Women in Mass Media

(6)

Images of Criminal Women and Criminal Justice Practitioners

(1)

In Search of Positive Images for Women

(1)

Images of Women in Music and Comics

(2)

News Coverage of Victims and Offenders

(1)

Conclusion

(4)

Current Issues in the Law and Women: What Would a Reasonable Woman Do?

(17)

Mary K. Stohr

Lisa Growette Bostaph

Law as a Gendered Entity

(2)

What Would a Reasonable Woman Do?

(3)

Case Law and the Reasonable Woman Standard

(1)

Civil Protection Orders that Encompass the Reasonable Woman Standard

(1)

Separate Spheres

(4)

The Legal Bridge into the Male Sphere

(1)

Women in Criminal Justice Agencies

(1)

Employment Discrimination Continues

(1)

Reverse Discrimination

(1)

Women's Experiences in the Law

(3)

The Gender Bias Studies

(3)

Policy Implications

(1)

Conclusion

(4)

Regulating and Controlling Women's Bodies

(25)

Kate Bagley

Alida V. Merlo

Pregnant Women and Drugs

(5)

Prosecution of Pregnant Women for Substance Abuse

(2)

The Effects of Crack Cocaine on Fetuses

(1)

A Slippery Slope?

(2)

Defining the Fetus as a Person

(1)

Coercive Contraception

(1)

Controlling Women with AIDS

(2)

Controlling Pregnant Women with AIDS

(2)

HIV/AIDS in Prison

(3)

The Criminal Justice System's Response to Women Infected with HIV/AIDS

(1)

Policy Implications and Future Goals

(3)

Conclusion

(7)

PART TWO Women Practitioners in the Criminal Justice System

(58)

Police Women in the Twenty-First Century

(20)

Kathryn E. Scarborough

Carole Garrison

Media Images of Policewomen

(2)

Research on Policewomen

(3)

Applied Research

(2)

Voices from Women in the Field

100

(4)

Recruitment and Retention

101

(1)

Promotion Findings

102

(1)

Sexual Harassment Findings

103

(1)

Interagency Collaboration Findings

103

(1)

Summary of Findings

103

(1)

Conclusion

104

(7)

Women Working in Prisons and Jail Settings: Progress and Prospects

111

(22)

Mary Anne Farkas

Perspectives on Work Behavior

112

(1)

History of Women in Corrections

113

(3)

Legal Challenges to Women Working in All-Male Institutions

115

(1)

Women Working as Correctional Officers

116

(6)

Reasons for Women's Entry into Corrections

116

(1)

Supervision Styles of Women Correctional Officers

117

(3)

Perceptions of Supervisory Styles

120

(1)

Views of Male Coworkers

120

(1)

Attitudes of Male Inmates

121

(1)

Attitudes of Correctional Administrators

121

(1)

Women in Management Positions

122

(2)

Perspectives on Management Styles

122

(1)

Management Styles of Female Wardens and Superintendents

123

(1)

Major Obstacles for Women

124

(3)

Increased Occupational Stress

125

(1)

Gender and Sexual Harassment

125

(2)

Conclusion

127

(6)

The Practice of Law in the Twenty-First Century

133

(14)

Frances Bernat

History of Women in the Legal Profession

134

(1)

Stereotypes That Hurt Women Lawyers

135

(2)

Gender Bias Is Widespread and Persistent

137

(4)

Salary Inequities Remain

138

(1)

Female Lawyers of Color

139

(1)

Women in the Judiciary

139

(1)

Women in Law School

140

(1)

Balanced Lives

141

(3)

Female Lawyers in the Criminal Justice System

142

(1)

Redefining the Legal Profession

143

(1)

Conclusion

144

(3)

PART THREE Women as Victims

147

(42)

Rape Survivors: The Law and The Reality

149

(21)

Mittie D. Southerland

Rachel M. Southerland

Types and Definitions of Rape

150

(3)

Types of Rape

150

(1)

Perceptual Definitions of Rape

151

(1)

Personal Definitions of Rape

152

(1)

Legal Definitions of Rape

152

(1)

Legal Reforms

153

(2)

Marital Exemption for Rape

153

(1)

Rape Shield Laws

154

(1)

Campus Reforms

154

(1)

Hate Rape

155

(1)

Prevalence and Correlates

155

(5)

Trends and the 2002 Victimization Data

156

(4)

Aftermath of Rape

160

(2)

Rape Trauma Syndrome

160

(1)

Postrape Adjustment

161

(1)

Motivation for Rape

162

(2)

Feminist Theories

162

(1)

Individualistic Theories

163

(1)

Limitations of Rape Motivation Theories

163

(1)

Policy Implications

164

(2)

Preventing Acquaintance Rape

164

(1)

Law Enforcement Issues

164

(1)

Higher Education Issues

165

(1)

NCVS Methodological Issues

165

(1)

Conclusion

166

(4)

Intimate Partner Violence Against and By Women

170

(19)

Denise Kindschi Gosselin

Historical Perspective

171

(2)

Intimate Partner Violence

173

(6)

Prevalence of Relationship Violence

174

(2)

Crimes Against Women

176

(3)

Effects of Intimate Partner Violence

179

(2)

Responses to Intimate Partner Violence

181

(3)

Social Action Responses

181

(1)

Legalistic Responses

182

(2)

Conclusion

184

(5)

PART FOUR Women Offenders

189

(60)

Female Criminality: Ten Years Later

191

(20)

Sareta M. Davis

Alida V. Merlo

Joycelyn M. Pollock

Constructing a Theory of Female Criminality

193

(10)

Recent Theories

197

(6)

Drugs: Impact on Female Criminality

203

(2)

Conclusion

205

(6)

Women Drug Offenders

211

(16)

Marilyn D. McShane

Frank P. Williams, III

A Brief History of Drugs

212

(1)

Women as Drug Offenders

213

(3)

Criminal Involvement with Drugs

214

(1)

The Impact of the War on Drugs

215

(1)

Drug Offending and Women's Lifestyles

216

(2)

Sources of Interaction

216

(1)

Drugs and Social Issues

216

(2)

Drugs and Criminological Theories

218

(1)

Treatment Issues

218

(2)

Access to Treatment

219

(1)

Treatment for AIDS

219

(1)

Mental Health, Abuse, and Family Support Issues

219

(1)

Policy Responses and Implications

220

(3)

Laws and Pregnancy

220

(1)

Asset Forfeiture and Zero Tolerance Policies

221

(1)

Termination of Parental Rights

222

(1)

Mandatory Minimum Sentences and Harsher Drug Laws

223

(1)

Conclusion

223

(4)

Women as Perpetrators of Murder

227

(22)

Peter J. Benekos

Images of Murder: Women as Offenders and Victims

229

(10)

Offender/Victim Relationship

231

(2)

Marital Violence

233

(4)

Infanticide

237

(2)

Suicide

239

(1)

Theories of Family Violence

239

(4)

Integrated Model

241

(1)

Motives for Murder

242

(1)

Conclusion

243

(6)

PART FIVE Girls, Minorities, and Women in the System

249

(64)

The Context of Women's Imprisonment

251

(20)

Barbara Owen

Gender and Social Control

252

(3)

The Gendered Context of the Imprisonment Binge

253

(2)

Pathways to Imprisonment: A Contextual Approach

255

(3)

Violence and Trauma

256

(1)

Substance Abuse

257

(1)

Economic Marginalization

257

(1)

Origins of the Prison

258

(1)

The Reformatory

259

(1)

The Contemporary Prison

259

(4)

Programming

260

(1)

Issues Affecting Women in Prison

261

(2)

Reentry and the Gendered Problems of Parole

263

(3)

The Experience of Parole for Women

264

(1)

Parole and Motherhood

264

(1)

Recidivism

265

(1)

Policy Implications

266

(1)

Conclusion

266

(5)

Still the ``Best Place to Conquer Girls'': Girls and the Juvenile Justice System

271

(21)

Meda Chesney-Lind

Katherine Irwin

A Century of Girls' Justice

272

(2)

Research and Girls in the System

274

(1)

Girls' Arrest Trends

275

(3)

Relabeling

278

(2)

Rediscovery and ``Upcriming''

279

(1)

Juvenile Justice in the New Millennium

280

(4)

Girls Detention Trends

281

(3)

Girls' Experiences in Detention

284

(2)

Gender and Training Schools---Girls' Victimization Continues

285

(1)

Girls and Juvenile Justice: What Does the Future Hold?

286

(2)

Conclusion

288

(4)

Intersectionality of Race/Ethnicity, Class, and Justice: Women of Color

292

(21)

Janice Joseph

Conceptual Framework

293

(3)

Justice

294

(1)

Race/Ethnicity, Class, and Crime

295

(1)

Women of Color

296

(3)

Theoretical Perspectives

297

(2)

Race/Ethnicity, Class, and Gender Intersectionality

299

(1)

Race/Ethnicity, Class, Criminalization, and Justice

300

(4)

Criminalization

301

(2)

Women of Color and the Courts

303

(1)

Women of Color and Incarceration

303

(1)

Race/Ethnicity, Class, Victimization, and Justice

304

(2)

Domestic Violence

304

(2)

Sexual Abuse

306

Other Forms of Victimization

305

(1)

Consequences of Differential Justice

306

(1)

Policy Implications

307

(1)

Conclusion

308

(5)

PART SIX Conclusion

313

(20)

Assessing Progress and Imagining the Future for Women and Justice

315

(18)

Alida V. Merlo

Women in Law-Related Professions

316

(4)

Women, the Law, and the Judiciary

316

(1)

Women in Law Enforcement

317

(1)

Harassment and Discrimination in the Profession

318

(1)

Women in Corrections

319

(1)

Controlling Women's Bodies

320

(1)

Female Victims

321

(2)

Rape Victimization

322

(1)

Battered Women

322

(1)

Female Offenders and the System's Response

323

(5)

Women, Crime, and Drugs

323

(1)

Women Involved in Violent Crime

324

(1)

Women in Prison and Jail

325

(1)

Juvenile Female Offenders: Differential Processing and Treatment

326

(1)

The Intersection of Race/Ethnicity, Gender, Class, and Criminal Justice

327

(1)

Strategies for the Incorporation of Women and Women's Perspectives in Law

328

(5)

Women's Progress in Education and Politics

328

(5)

Index

333

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

Women, Law, And Social Control

Women, Law, And Social Control

9780205442072

0205442072

Summary

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials

Write a Review