Title: Women and the criminal justice system
First published: 2007
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.
Subjects: Women prisoners, Women criminal justice personnel, Female offenders, Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration, Women, drug use, Women, united states, Women, Drug use, Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration--united states, Women--drug use, Women--drug use--united states, Female offenders--united states, Women prisoners--united states, Hv9950 .v38 2014, 364.082
Places: United States