The invisible woman :
Belknap, Joanne.
The invisible woman : gender, crime, and justice / Joanne Belknap. - 3rd ed. - Belmont, CA : Thomson Wadsworth, 2007. - xxiii, 513 p. ; 24 cm. - The Wadsworth contemporary issues in crime and justice series . - Contemporary issues in crime and justice series. .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
The emergence of gender in criminology -- Critiquing criminological theories -- The frequency and nature of female offending -- Processing women and girls in the system -- Incarcerating, punishing, and "treating" offending women and girls -- The image of the female victim -- Sexual victimization -- Intimate partner abuse and stalking -- Women working in prisons and jails -- Women working in policing and law enforcement -- Women working in the courts -- Effecting change. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
0495090557 (pbk.)
9780495090557
Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States.
Female offenders--United States.
Women--Crimes against--United States.
Policewomen--United States.
HV9950 / .B45 2007
The invisible woman : gender, crime, and justice / Joanne Belknap. - 3rd ed. - Belmont, CA : Thomson Wadsworth, 2007. - xxiii, 513 p. ; 24 cm. - The Wadsworth contemporary issues in crime and justice series . - Contemporary issues in crime and justice series. .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
The emergence of gender in criminology -- Critiquing criminological theories -- The frequency and nature of female offending -- Processing women and girls in the system -- Incarcerating, punishing, and "treating" offending women and girls -- The image of the female victim -- Sexual victimization -- Intimate partner abuse and stalking -- Women working in prisons and jails -- Women working in policing and law enforcement -- Women working in the courts -- Effecting change. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
0495090557 (pbk.)
9780495090557
Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States.
Female offenders--United States.
Women--Crimes against--United States.
Policewomen--United States.
HV9950 / .B45 2007