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The Female Offender: Girls, Women, and Crime
The Female Offender Girls Women and Crime Author:Meda Chesney-Lind A long-standing "color them male" scholarship agenda in criminology has left little room for research and theory on how female offenders are perceived and handled in the criminal justice system. In truth, one out of every four juveniles arrested is female and the population of women in prison has tripled in the past decade. No longer acceptable ... more »as an afterthought in the discipline, the subject matter of The Female Offender balances the scholarship scale with critical insights needed to gain a broader and more realistic perspective on this issue. In an engaging style, author Meda Chesney-Lind explores gender and cultural factors in women''s lives that often precede a move into criminal behavior and addresses the question of whether female offenders are more violent today than in decades past. The author also takes a revealing look at how public discomfort with the idea of women as criminals has silently played a key role--without discussion or debate--on the way in which this offender population is treated. Bringing much-needed attention to the state of these "invisible" offenders, The Female Offender enlightens and intrigues readers including academics, researchers, and students in the areas of criminology/criminal justice, sociology, and women''s studies. Likewise, lay readers and policymakers who seek cutting-edge information about a booming offender population will want to read this accessible book.« less