Women and Crime

Contents: Preface. 1. Women crime and delinquency. 2. Nature of female crime and delinquency. 3. Theorizing women\'s experiences. 4. Rules and authority. 5. Biological theories of female deviance. 6. Guilty women. 7. Manageable women. 8. Correctional and improvement institutions for girls. 9. Prisons for women. 10. Contemporary efforts in explaining female deviance. 11. Women in Criminal Justice System. Bibliography. Index.

 "This anthology explores the legal, sociological and psychological perspectives involving women and criminal justice. It covers sexual crimes, female victims, experiences societal reactions to sexual violence, and issues of privacy. Essays address historical development of women\'s issues, women and the law, women, drugs, and AIDS, women in prison, victims of violence, women in

This text takes a comprehensive look at women in India\'s prisons, covering the history of women\'s prisons, crime rates, and sentencing practices. It provides detailed descriptions of prisoner subcultures, programs, management and staff issues, and legal issues of female prisoners.

This text covers women and the criminal justice system with a focus on three major areas: (1) Female offenders and their treatment by the criminal justice system; (2) Female victims of crime; and (3) Female employees of the agencies of the criminal justice system. This is the only text to emphasize all three aspects.

In this very important, timely edited volume, the editor expert in the field confront the legal sociological, and psychological perspectives involving women and criminal justice. Sexual crimes, female victims, experiences and societal reactions to sexual violence and issues of privacy are covered." (jacket)