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Women and the Criminal Justice System: Gender, Race, and Class
This book presents an up-to-date analysis of women as victims of crime, as individuals under justice system supervision, and as professionals in the field.
Author(s) | By Katherine Stuart van Wormer, Clemens Bartollas. |
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Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Format | Paperback / softback |
Pages | 480 |
Published in | United Kingdom |
Published | 31 Dec 2021 |
Availability | POD |
This book presents an up-to-date analysis of women as victims of crime, as individuals under justice system supervision, and as professionals in the field.
Preface; Part I: Introduction; 1. Theoretical Perspectives on Women and the Criminal Justice System; Part II: Female Crime and Delinquency; 2. Women, Girls, and Crime; 3. Gender-Specific Programming for Female Offenders; 4. Delinquency Across the Life Cou
Katherine Stuart van Wormer is Professor Emerita of Social Work at the University of Northern Iowa. Her academic work has been mostly in the areas of human rights and addiction treatment. She earned her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Georgia an