Women, gender, and crime : core concepts

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    • Mallicoat, Stacy L.

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Women, gender, and crime : core concepts

Stacy L. Mallicoat

SAGE, c2019

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-260) and index

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Description

Women, Gender, and Crime: Core Concepts provides students with a complete and concise view into the intersection of gender and the criminal justice system. Author Stacy L. Mallicoat explores core topics on women as victims, offenders, and criminal justice professionals as they interact with various areas of the criminal justice system. She investigates relevant subjects that are not found in many traditional texts, including women who work as victim advocates and international issues of crime and justice relating to gender. Key Features: This text discusses women and victimization prior to covering women as offenders, because victimization is often a precursor to offending. Case Studies present compelling examples that connect concepts to real-life occurrences to reinforce learning and cover key issues, such as, sexual victimization in the military, stalking on college campuses, financial challenges for incarcerated women, pregnancy and policing, and self-care for victim advocates. Coverage of critical topics introduce students to important issues such as gender representation in criminal justice academia, multiple marginalities and LGBT populations, cyberstalking, labor trafficking, and challenges faced by women as criminal justice practitioners. Statistics, graphs, and tables demonstrate the most recent trends in the field to give students an accurate picture of the criminal justice system today.

Table of 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 Mothers Who Kill Their Children 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

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