The Female Offender: Girls, Women, and Crime

By Meda Chesney-Lind and Lisa J. Pasko

Book Overview

The criminology literature has left little room for research and theory on how female offenders are perceived and handled in the criminal justice system. This book redresses the balance by providing critical insight into this issue. Meda Chesney-Lind explores gender and cultural factors in womens lives that often precede a move towards criminal behavior, and addresses the question of whether female offenders are more violent today than in the past. The author also takes a revealing look at how public discomfort with the idea of women as criminals has had significant impact on the treatment received by this offender population.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803950993
• ISBN13: 9780803950993
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"