Women and Criminal Justice

Contents: Preface. 1. Women and criminal justice system. 2. Women\'s experiences in the criminal justice system. 3. The concept of gender justice. 4. Responding to violence against women. 5. Women and the law. 6. Feminism in government: advocacy and policy-making. 7. Legal needs of women in criminal and other matters. 8. Gender-based violence and the criminal justice system. 9. Women in traditional aboriginal society. Bibliography. Index.

"The book is an incisive manual on women and criminal justice. It mainly throws light on women and criminal justice system, the concept of gender justice, women and law, women\'s experiences in the criminal justice system, legal needs of women in criminal and other matters, responding to violence and women." (jacket)