Women, Gender, and Crime 2/e

Stacy L. Mallicoat is a professor of criminal justice and Director of the University Honors program at California State University, Fullerton. She earned her BA in legal studies and sociology from Pacific Lutheran University and her PhD from the University of Colorado, Boulder, in sociology. She is the author of several Sage textbooks, including Crime and Criminal Justice: Concepts and Controversies, Women and Crime: Core Concepts, and Criminal Justice Policy. Her work also appears in a number of peer--reviewed journals and edited volumes. She is an active member of the American Society of Criminology, the Western Society of Criminology, and the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.

Chapter 1. Women, Gender, and Crime: Introduction Chapter 2. Theories of Victimization Chapter 3. Women, Gender, and Victimization: Rape and Sexual Assault Chapter 4. Women, Gender, and Victimization: Intimate Partner Abuse and Stalking Chapter 5. Gender-Based Violence Chapter 6. Women, Gender, and Offending Chapter 7. Girls, Gender, and Juvenile Delinquency Chapter 8. Female Offenders and Their Crimes Chapter 9. Processing and Sentencing of Female Offenders Chapter 10. The Supervision of Women: Community Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry Chapter 11. Women, Gender, and Incarceration Chapter 12. Women Professionals and the Criminal Justice System: Police, Corrections, and Offender Services Chapter 13. Women Professionals and the Criminal Justice System: Courts and Victim Services Glossary References Index About the Author