Equal protection of the law?
Subtitle: gender and justice in the United States
By: Mary Welek Atwell.
Series: Studies in crime & punishment ;; vol. 1; Studies in crime and punishment ;; vol. 1.
Publisher: P. Lang
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
Subjects: Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- History.; Women -- Crimes against -- United States -- History.; Sex discrimination against women -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History.; Sex role -- United States -- History.
Description: "This book, grounded in American women's history, explores the ongoing process of taking gender into account in the U.S. justice system. Women came late to the making, applying, and enforcing of the law. How has the creation of the law by and for men affected women? How has increased participation of women in the justice system made a difference?".

"Equal Protection of the Law? Gender and Justice in the United States provides a readable account of the evolution of women's constitutional status, as well as stories of their participation in the criminal justice system as workers, victims, and offenders. It focuses on how the experiences of prior generations can illuminate the continued challenges of gender and inequality."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-216).
Table of contents: title: Definitions, examples, and analytical tools; title: Citizenship, constitutional rights, and equality : elusive goals; title: Participating in the criminal justice system; title: Women and girls as victims; title: Victims and offenders : gender as the link; title: Punishing women : the experience of female offenders; title: Regulating reproduction; title: Concluding thoughts.