Women, crime, and the Canadian criminal justice system /

Women, crime, and the Canadian criminal justice system /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	DeKeseredy, Walter S., 1959-
Imprint:	Cincinnati, OH : Anderson Pub. Co., c2000.
Description:	xi, 181 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Female offenders -- Canada. Female juvenile delinquents -- Canada. Criminal justice, Administration of -- Canada. Criminal justice, Administration of. Female juvenile delinquents. Female offenders. Canada.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5338804

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ISBN:	0870848941 (pbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-166) and index.

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Summary:	Challenges myths about female crime in Canada. Early chapters present evidence that Canadian women and girls are not major criminal threats to safety, and later chapters explore why women and girls commit crime, feminist and other perspectives on crime by women and girls, progressive alternatives to correctional facilities, and alternative policies. Includes chapter summaries, discussion questions, and problem-solving scenarios.
Physical Description:	xi, 181 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-166) and index.
ISBN:	0870848941