Overview

The definitive text for the course, Belknap's THE INVISIBLE WOMAN: GENDER, CRIME, AND JUSTICE covers women and the criminal justice system with a focus on three major areas: (1) female offenders and their treatment by the criminal justice system; (2) female victims of crime; and (3) female employees of the agencies of the criminal justice system. Thoroughly updated with new research and statistics, the fourth edition covers such timely and important topics as restorative justice, gender-responsive programming, sex trafficking, pathways research, Intimate Partner Abuse (IPA)/Domestic Violence (DV), and stalking.

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Author:   Joanne Belknap (University of Colorado at Boulder)
Publisher:   Cengage Learning, Inc
Imprint:   Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
Edition:   4th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.836kg
ISBN:  

9780495809135

ISBN 10:   0495809136
Pages:   656
Publication Date:   21 February 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

1. The Emergence of Gender in Criminology. Part II: WOMEN'S and GIRLS' OFFENDING. 2. A Critique of Mainstream/ Malestream Theories. 3. Feminist and Pro-Feminist Theories. 4. A Gendered Account of Women's and Girls' Offending. 5. Processing Women and Girls in the Criminal Legal System. 6. Incarcerated Women and Girls. Part III: GENDER-BASED ABUSE (GBA). 7. Gender-Based Abuse (GBA): A Prevalent and Global Phenomenon. 8. Focusing on Sexual Abuse. 9. Intimate Partner Abuse and Stalking. Part IV: WOMEN WORKING IN THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM. 10. Women Working in Prisons and Jails. 11. Women Working in Policing and Law Enforcement. 12. Women Working in the Courts. Part V: CONCLUSIONS. 13. Effecting Change.

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A lifelong advocate for women's issues and a renowned scholar and researcher at the University of Colorado's department of Sociology, Joanne Belknap is both a powerful feminist and a talented analyst of the criminal justice system.

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