Women, gender, and crime : core concepts /: core concepts. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Stacy L. Mallicoat.
• Authors: Mallicoat, Stacy L
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1. Women, Gender, and Crime: Introduction; The Influence of Feminism on Studies of Women, Gender, and Crime; Women, Gender, and Crime; Data Sources on Women as Victims and Offenders; The Contributions of Feminist Methodology to Research on Women, Gender, and Crime; Conclusion; SUMMARY; KEY TERMS; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; WEB RESOURCES; CHAPTER 2. Theories of Victimization; Victims and the Criminal Justice System; Fear of Victimization; Theories on Victimization; SUMMARY; KEY TERMS; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; WEB RESOURCES; CHAPTER 3. Women, Gender, and Victimization: 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; Campus Sexual Assault; LGBQT Sexual Violence; Racial Differences in Sexual Assault; The Role of Victims in Sexual Assault Cases; Conclusion; SUMMARY; KEY TERMS; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; WEB RESOURCES; CHAPTER 4. Women, Gender, and Victimization: Intimate Partner Abuse and Stalking; 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 Corrections; Stalking and Intimate Partner Violence; Victims and Offenders of Stalking; Cyberstalking; Laws on Stalking; Conclusion; SUMMARY; KEY TERMS; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; WEB RESOURCES; CHAPTER 5. International Issues in Gender-Based Violence; Human Trafficking; Rape as a War Crime; Female Genital Mutilation; Honor-Based Violence; Conclusion; SUMMARY; KEY TERMS; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; WEB RESOURCES; CHAPTER 6. Women, Gender, and Offending; Theoretical Perspectives on Female Criminality; SUMMARY; KEY TERMS; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; WEB RESOURCES; CHAPTER 7. Girls, Gender, 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; SUMMARY; KEY TERMS; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; WEB RESOURCES; CHAPTER 8. Female Offenders and Their Crimes; Women and Drugs; Property Crime; Prostitution; Women and Violence; Women and Violence; SUMMARY; KEY TERMS; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; WEB RESOURCES; CHAPTER 9. Processing and Sentencing of Female Offenders; Stage of the Criminal Justice System; Race Effects and the Processing of Female Offenders; The War on Drugs and Its Effects for Women; 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; Conclusion; SUMMARY; KEY TERMS; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; 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; SUMMARY; KEY TERMS; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; WEB RESOURCES; CHAPTER 11. Women, Gender, and Incarceration; 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; SUMMARY; KEY TERMS; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; WEB RESOURCES; CHAPTER 12. Women Professionals and the Criminal Justice System: Police, Corrections, and Offender Services; Women in Policing; Women in Corrections; Community Corrections: Female Probation and Parole Officers; Conclusion; SUMMARY; KEY TERMS; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; WEB RESOURCES; CHAPTER 13. Women Professionals and the Criminal Justice System: Courts and Victim Services; Women and the Law; Women and the Judiciary; Women and Work in Victim Services; Conclusion; SUMMARY; KEY TERMS; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; WEB RESOURCES; Glossary; References; Index; About the Author;
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 364.082; Women -- Crimes against; Female offenders; Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781544317038
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