Women, gender, and crime : core concepts /: core concepts. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Stacy L. Mallicoat, California State University, Fullerton.
• Authors: Mallicoat, Stacy L
• Contents: Chapter 1: Women and Crime: An Introduction; The Influence of Feminism on Studies of Women and Crime; Women and Crime; Data Sources on Women as Victims and Offenders; The Contributions of Feminist Methodology to Research on Women and Crime; Chapter 2: Theoretical Foundations of Women and Victimization; Victims and the Criminal Justice System; Fear of Victimization; Theories on Victimization; Chapter 3: Rape and Sexual Assault; Historical Perspectives on Rape and Sexual Assault; Defining Sexual Victimization; Prevalence of Rape and Sexual Assault; Rape Myths; Acquaintance versus Stranger Assault; Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault; Spousal Rape; Spotlight on Statutory Rape; Same Sex Sexual Violence; Racial Differences in Sexual Assault; The Role of Victims in Sexual Assault Cases; Chapter 4: Intimate Partner Violence and Stalking; Historical Perspectives on Intimate Partner Abuse; Defining and Identifying Intimate Partner Abuse; The Cycle of Violence; Victims of Intimate Partner Abuse; Barriers to Leaving an Abusive Relationship; Victim Experiences with Police and Courts; Programming Concerns for Victims of Intimate Partner Abuse; Stalking and Unwanted Pursuit Behaviors; Victims and Offenders of Stalking; Cyberstalking; Laws on Stalking; Chapter 5: International Victimizations of Women; Human Trafficking; The Women of Juarez; Spotlight on Witch Burnings in Papua New Guinea; Female Genital Mutilation; Honor Based Violence; Spotlight on Malala Yousafzai; Chapter 6: Theoretical Foundations of Women and Offending; Theoretical Perspectives on Female Offending; Chapter 7: Girls and Juvenile Delinquency; The Rise of the Juvenile Court and the Sexual Double Standard; The Nature and Extent of Female Delinquency; The “Violent” Girl; Technical Violations: The New Status Offense; Risk Factors for Female Delinquency; Meeting the Unique Needs of Delinquent Girls; Chapter 8: Female Offenders and Their Crimes; Data on Female Offending; Women and Drugs; Property Crime; Prostitution; Women and Violent Crime; Chapter 9: Processing and Sentencing of Female Offenders; Stage of the Criminal Justice System; Race Effects and the Processing of Female Offenders; The Effects of Extralegal Factors on Sentencing Women; The Effects of Sentencing Guidelines on Judicial Decision Making; International Perspectives on the Processing of Female Offenders; Chapter 10: The Supervision of Women: Community Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry; Gender-Responsive Programming for Women; The Supervision of Women in the Community; Women on Parole; Reentry Issues for Incarcerated Women; Recidivism and Female Offenders; Chapter 11: The Incarceration of Women; Historical Context of Female Prisons; Contemporary Issues for Incarcerated Women; Physical and Mental Health Needs of Incarcerated Women; Children of Incarcerated Mothers: The Unintended Victims; Chapter 12: Women and Work in the Criminal Justice System: Policing and Correctional Services; Women in Policing; Women in Corrections; Community Corrections: Female Probation and Parole Officers; Chapter 13: Women and Work in the Criminal Justice System: Legal and Victim Services; Women and the Law; Women and the Judiciary; Women and Work in Victim Services;
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE Publications
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvii, 271 pages)
• Subjects: 364.082; Women -- Crimes against; Female offenders; Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781506399287; 1506399282
• Related ISBNs: 9781506399270
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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