The invisible woman : gender, crime, and justice

The invisible woman : gender, crime, and justice / Joanne Belknap.

Author/creator	Belknap, Joanne
Format	Book and Print
Edition	3rd ed.
Publication Info	Belmont, CA : Thomson/Wadsworth, ©2007.
Description	xxiii, 513 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Subject(s)	Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States. Female offenders--United States. Women--Crimes against --United States. Policewomen--United States.

Series	The Wadsworth contemporary issues in crime and justice series Contemporary issues in crime and justice series. ^A148175
Contents	ch. 1. The emergence of gender in criminology -- ch. 2. Critiquing criminological theories -- ch. 3. The frequency and nature of female offending -- ch. 4. Processing women and girls in the system -- ch. 5. Incarcerating, punishing, and "treating" offending women and girls -- ch. 6. The image of the female victim -- ch. 7. Sexual victimization -- ch. 8. Intimate partner abuse and stalking -- ch. 9. Women working in prisons and jails -- ch. 10. Women working in policing and law enforcement -- ch. 11. Women working in the courts -- ch. 12. Effecting change.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Issued in other form	Online version: Belknap, Joanne. Invisible woman. 3rd ed. Belmont, CA : Thomson/Wadsworth, c2007
LCCN	2006924575
ISBN	0495090557
ISBN	9780495090557

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	HV9950 .B45 2007	✔ Available	Place Hold