Women, Crime, and Justice Balancing the Scales [Paperback]

Women, Crime, and Justice: Balancing the Scales presents a comprehensive analysis of the role of women in the criminal justice system, providing important new insight to their position as offenders, victims, and practitioners.

• Draws on global feminist perspectives on female offending and victimization from around the world
• Covers topics including criminal law, case processing, domestic violence, gay/lesbian and transgendered prisoners, cyberbullying, offender re-entry, and sex trafficking
• Explores issues professional women face in the criminal justice workplace, such as police culture, judicial decision-making, working in corrections facilities, and more
• Includes international case examples throughout, using numerous topical examples and personal narratives to stimulate students’ critical thinking and active engagement

Acknowledgments xiii

About the website xv

1 Foundations for understanding women and crime 1

Student learning outcomes 1

Introduction 1

Reasons for the focus on women and crime 2

Case study: Chibok kidnappings 3

Concepts of importance 3

Special legal issues: Legal considerations for the burqa and niqab 5

Gender in criminology and criminal justice 6

Global perspectives: An example of feminism in Saudi Arabia 11

Feminist criminology and feminist theory 12

Conclusion 13

Suggested readings 13

Student engagement activities 13

Discussion questions 14

Key terms 14

References 14

2 Women and the crimes that they commit 19