It's a crime
Subtitle: women and justice
By: [edited by] Roslyn Muraskin
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Prentice Hall; Pearson Education/Prentice Hall
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 594
ISBN-13: 9780135120897
Description: From the publisher: It's a Crime: Women and Justice, Fifth Edition, is an all-inclusive work on women and issues of justice. The most complete text available, it compiles over 35 essays that explore issues such as: the history of women's issues; women and the law; women and violence; women and health problems; gender and race, women and prison; women and criminal justice professions; women and terrorism; and girls and delinquency. Written by Roslyn Muraskin and leading scholars in the field, this edition highlights over twenty-two new essays and presents a thought-provoking dialogue concerning the major issues women face in the criminal justice system.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.