Women Corrections Executives

Kimberly Collica-Cox is professor of criminal justice & security at PACE University.

Foreword by Dorothy Moses Schulz Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Prison Matrons: The Pioneers of Women in Criminal Justice Chapter 2: Women Corrections Executives: Prevalence and Demographics Chapter 3: Litigation, Employment Law, and The Changing Role of Women in Corrections: The Second-Generation Pioneers Chapter 4: Women Corrections Executives: Motivations to Advancement and Career Trajectories Chapter 5: C-Suite Challenges: Tokenism, Perceptions of Effectiveness, and Work Life Balance Chapter 6: Women Corrections Executives: Looking Back but Moving Forward References About the Author

Kimberly Collica-Cox's book, Women Corrections Executives: The Keys to Reaching the Top, is a seminal work on women's role in the management of correctional institutions. Collica-Cox bases her work on both quantitative and qualitative data, firsthand accounts, and survey analyses, which, among other things, shed light on how women perceive their experiences as corrections executives, their motives for climbing the career ladder through promotion, and the challenges they face as they attempt to succeed in a male-dominated environment. Her book is a groundbreaking work that gives one of the first systematic, thoroughly evidence based, accounts of women's career trajectories and impact on the correctional system. This outstanding book is required reading for anyone interested in the criminal justice system, gender studies, current affairs, and the changing nature of prison populations. -- Larry E. Sullivan, John Jay College of Criminal Justice