Women and Crime

The second edition of Women and Crime is a carefully revised version of what has become the standard text on this subject. It provides a comprehensive review of findings about female criminality, women and criminal justice, and the treatment of female offenders. It also offers a clear analysis of theoretical perspectives, of images of deviant women and women's experiences of social control. A new section reviews developments during the past decade and outlines the shifts in social research and crime concerns. The bibliography has been thoroughly revised and updated.

Preface to the First Edition.- Preface to the Second Edition.- Editor's Introduction.- Introducing Women and Crime.- The Experiences of Women and Crime.- Women and Justice.- Women and the Penal System.- Images of Deviant Women.- Understanding Female Criminality.- Modern Theories and Female Criminality.- Feminist Criminology.- Women and Social Control.- Conclusion: Towards a Feminist Understanding.- New Reflections on 'Women and Crime'.