While rates of violent victimization have declined, women are still much more likely than men to be attacked by an intimate partner. Simultaneously, women's involvement in the criminal justice system, as arrestees and sentenced offenders, is increasing. Criminologists are struggling to understand these patterns of offending and victimization and how they can be prevented. Composed of original contributions by many of the top scholars in criminology, these essays will help to transform our understanding of women's relation to crime.
Composed of original contributions by many of the top scholars in criminology, these essays will help to transform our understanding of women's relation to crime.
Contributors: Jennifer L. Castro, Stephen A. Cernkovich, Sarah Curtis-Fawley, Kathleen Daly, Laura Dugan, Jill A. Dienes, Rosemary Gartner, Carole Gibbs, Peggy C. Giordano, Karen Heimer, Gwen Hunnicutt, Candace Kruttschnitt, Gary LaFree, Janet L. Lauritsen, Ross Macmillan, Bill McCarthy, Jody Miller, Christopher W. Mullins, Callie Marie Rennison, Nancy Rodriguez, Sally S. Simpson, Hilary Smith, Stacy Wittrock, Halime Ünal, and Marjorie S. Zatz.
Introduction: New Insights into the Gendered Nature of Crime and Victimization Karen Heimer and Candace KruttschnittPart I: Gendered Offending: Pathways, Situations, and Social Contexts1 In and Out of CrimePeggy C. Giordano, Jill A. Deines, and Stephen A. Cernkovich2 Stuck Up, Telling Lies, and Talking Too MuchJody Miller and Christopher W. Mullins3 No Place for Girls to GoHilary Smith, Nancy Rodriguez, and Marjorie S. Zatz4 Killing One's ChildrenRosemary Gartner and Bill McCarthy5 The Crimes of PovertyKaren Heimer, Stacy Wittrock, and Halime UnalPart II: Gendered Victimization: Trajectories, Social Contexts, and Justice6 The Violent Victimization of WomenCandace Kruttschnitt and Ross Macmillan7 Predictors of Violent VictimizationLaura Dugan and Jennifer L. Castro8 Female and Male Homicide Victimization TrendsGary LaFree and Gwen Hunnicutt9 Restorative Justice for Victims of Sexual AssaultKathleen Daly and Sarah Curtis-FawleyPart III: Intersectionalities: Gender, Race, Poverty, and Crime10 Making Sense of Intersections Sally S. Simpson and Carole Gibbs11 The Role of Race and Ethnicity in Violence against Women Janet L. Lauritsen and Callie Marie RennisonContributors Index
