{"product_id":"women-crime-and-justice-9781118793466","title":"Women Crime and Justice","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWomen, Crime, and Justice: Balancing the Scales\u003c\/i\u003e presents a comprehensive analysis of the role of women in the criminal justice system, providing important new insight to their position as offenders, victims, and practitioners.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on global feminist perspectives on female offending and victimization from around the world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers topics including criminal law, case processing, domestic violence, gay\/lesbian and transgendered prisoners, cyberbullying, offender re-entry, and sex trafficking\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores issues professional women face in the criminal justice workplace, such as police culture, judicial decision-making, working in corrections facilities, and more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes international case examples throughout, using numerous topical examples and personal narratives to stimulate students' critical thinking and active engagement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the website xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Foundations for understanding women and crime 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent learning outcomes 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReasons for the focus on women and crime 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase study: Chibok kidnappings 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcepts of importance 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial legal issues: Legal considerations for the burqa and niqab 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGender in criminology and criminal justice 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal perspectives: An example of feminism in Saudi Arabia 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeminist criminology and feminist theory 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested readings 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent engagement activities 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion questions 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey terms 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Women and the crimes that they commit 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent learning outcomes 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase study: Rosemary West 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining crime 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial legal issues: Differences in the defi nitions of crime 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeasuring crime 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal perspectives: Female offenders across the globe 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExplanations for crime 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy do women commit crime? 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested readings 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent engagement activities 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion questions 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey terms 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Women convicted of crime and their punishments 51\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent learning outcomes 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase study: Malala Yousafzai 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGender and sentencing 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen in institutional custody 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConditions specific to imprisoned women 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial legal issues: Medical care issues 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal perspectives: Incarcerated female offenders across the globe 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunity corrections and reentry 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorrectional programming for women 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested readings 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent engagement activities 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion questions 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey terms 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Legal control over women’s bodies: Pregnancy and crime 82\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent learning outcomes 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase study: Aleksa Lundberg 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvoluntary sterilization and eugenics 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal perspectives: The sterilization of women across the globe 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe criminalization of abortion 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial legal issues: One-child family policy in China and abortions 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCriminalization of pregnant women 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShackling of pregnant inmates giving birth 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested readings 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent engagement activities 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion questions 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey terms 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Sexual victimization 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent learning outcomes 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase study: Sexual assault in India 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining and prosecuting rape – then and now 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial legal issues: Legislative changes in India 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe measurement of sexual victimization 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eText box: National Violence Against Women definitions and survey questions 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrevalence of sexual victimization 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheories of rape 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe social context of rape 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eText box: Common rape myths from the Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of sexual victimization 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal perspectives: Rape in wartime 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe impact of rape on victims 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eText box: “Remember My Name”: A poem written by a rape victim 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTreatment of rape victims 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eText box: Contents of a rape kit 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreventing sexual violence 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested readings 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent engagement activities 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion questions 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey terms 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Domestic violence 153\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent learning outcomes 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen did society start to consider domestic violence to be a crime? 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow many people are affected by family violence? 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal perspectives: Domestic violence across the globe 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheory and domestic violence 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial legal issues: Battered women syndrome defense in other countries 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat are the risk factors associated with domestic assault? 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase study: Case A. Homicide–parasuicide involving a man killing his spouse 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDomestic violence and other domestic relationships 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntimate partner violence and victim responses 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat has been done legally? 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNecessary criminal justice policy responses and domestic violence 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNecessary social service agencies and medical professional responses to domestic violence 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat programs exist for offenders? 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested readings 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent engagement activities 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion questions 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey terms 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Victimization enabled by technology: Cyberbullying and related crimes 181\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent learning outcomes 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBullying behavior and victimization 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eText box: Statistics: Bullying statistics 2010 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal perspectives: Cyberbullying in the United Kingdom 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase study: Cyberbullying suicide in Italy 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCyberbullying laws 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNecessary criminal justice policy responses to cyberbullying 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eText box: Cyberbullying: What we know, What can we do? 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNecessary social and community responses to cyberbullying 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested readings 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent engagement activities 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion questions 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey terms 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Women and law enforcement 199\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent learning outcomes 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase study: Malalai Kakar 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistory of women in policing 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal perspectives: Entry into policing and roles 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eText box: Female police in Latin America 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial legal issues: Legal pathways for female officers in South Africa 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen and their employment in law enforcement 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal perspectives: Shared experiences\/distinct differences 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested readings 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent engagement activities 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion questions 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey terms 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Women in the courts 222\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent learning outcomes 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase study: Kate Baker 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistory of women as lawyers and jurists 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal perspectives: Entry into the legal profession for women across the globe 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eText Box: Bradwell v. State of Illinois, 83 U.S. 130 (Wall., 1872) 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen and their employment in the legal profession 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial legal issues: Discrimination in Iran 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eText box: Women in the federal judiciary: Still a long way to go 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal perspectives: Female judges in Syria 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNecessary legal system policy responses 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested readings 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent engagement activities 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion questions 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey terms 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Women working with post-conviction offenders 244\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent learning outcomes 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase study: Claire Lewis 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistory of women working in jails and prisons 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal perspectives: Entry into corrections for women across the globe 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial legal issues: Prison law of China 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenges to women in the fi eld of corrections 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal perspectives: Women in corrections across the border 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEffectiveness of women correctional workers 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested readings 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent engagement activities 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion questions 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey terms 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Conclusion 266\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent learning outcomes 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase study: The Australian rugby team and group sex session 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen, feminist criminology, and criminal justice 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal perspectives: Islamic feminism in the Middle East 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial legal issues: UN Bangkok Rules 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eText box: International Women’s Day 2015 Theme: MAKE IT HAPPEN 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested readings 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent engagement activities 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion questions 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey term 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 294\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406924259671,"sku":"9781118793466","price":70.16,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118793466.jpg?v=1730497576","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/women-crime-and-justice-9781118793466","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}