Women and the Criminal Justice System: Gender, Race, and Class 5th Edition

Author: Katherine Stuart Van Wormer; Clemens Bartollas
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780367774967

Previous Edition ISBN: 020529457X
Published In: December 2021
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.S. ? Disclaimer:
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This book presents an up-to-date analysis of women as victims of crime, as individuals under justice system supervision, and as professionals in the field. The text features an empowerment approach that is unified by underlying themes of the intersection of gender, race, and class, and evidence-based research. Personal narratives supplement research and statistics to help students connect the text material with real-life situations.

This new edition is informed by consideration of major ongoing social movements such as #MeToo, Black Lives Matter, and the fight to reduce mass incarceration. The text stresses contemporary topics such as recognition of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues in juvenile and adult facilities; the introduction of trauma-informed care in detention centers and prisons; the criminalization of Black girls and women; the effects of an increasingly militarized police culture; and the contributions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and other influential women. With its emphasis on critical thinking, this text is ideal for undergraduate courses concerning women in the justice system

Preface

Part I: Introduction

Chapter 1. Theoretical Perspectives on Women and the Criminal Justice System

Part II: Female Crime and Delinquency

Chapter 2. Women, Girls, and Crime

Chapter 3. Gender-Specific Programming for Female Offenders

Chapter 4. Delinquency Across the Life Course

Part III: Drug Addiction, Prison, and Restoration

Chapter 5. Women, Substance Abuse, and Criminal Justice

Chapter 6. The Prison Environment

Chapter 7. Restorative Justice for Female Victims and Offenders

Part IV: Women as Victims and Survivors