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The Female Offender: Girls, Women, and Crime (Women in the Criminal Justice System) by Chesney-Lind, Meda is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Female Offender: Girls, Women, and Crime (Women in the Criminal Justice System) about?

<p>The criminology literature has left little room for research and theory on how female offenders are perceived and handled in the criminal justice system.<br> This book redresses the balance by providing critical insight into this issue. Meda Chesney-Lind explores gender and cultural factors in women's 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.</p>

Author

Chesney-Lind, Meda

Publisher

SAGE Publications, Incorporated

Published

1997

Language

EN

ISBN

9780803951006

Subjects

Social Science, Social_sciences