Women and the criminal justice system
By: Katherine Stuart Van Wormer, Clemens Bartollas.
Contributors: Bartollas, Clemens.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Pearson Allyn and Bacon
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Boston, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 407
ISBN-13: 9780205482184
Subjects: Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration -- United States.; Female offenders -- United States.; Women prisoners -- United States.; Women criminal justice personnel -- United States.
Description: "This text examines the various roles of women in the criminal justice system within a social context in which women are oppressed. It emphasizes gender and ethnic diversity along with the strengths of oppressed people, especially women of color. A wide range of issues are covered, including the rate of early childhood sexual abuse, victimization in female inmates, priest abuse of girls, female inmate rape by male prison guards, and obstacles for women lawyers achieving partnerships in their firms."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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