The definitive text for the course, Belknap 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.
Table of Contents
Part I: INTRODUCTION.
1. The Emergence of Gender in Criminology.
Part II: FEMALE OFFENDING.
2. Critiquing Criminological Theories.
3. The Frequency and Nature of Female Offending.
4. Processing Women and Girls in the System.
5. Incarcerating, Punishing, and Treating Offending Women and Girls.
Part III: FEMALE VICTIMS OF MALE VIOLENCE.
6. The Image of the Female Victim.
7. Sexual Victimization.
8. Woman Battering and Stalking.
Part IV: WOMEN WORKERS.
9. Working Women: Breaking the Barriers.
10. Working Women: On the Job.
