Women and Crime

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 women and the law, women, drugs, and AIDS, women in prison, victims of violence, women in criminal justice professions, and girls and delinquency. This text takes 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 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.