Women, crime, and the Canadian criminal justice system /
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| Author / Creator: | DeKeseredy, Walter S., 1959- |
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| Imprint: | Cincinnati, OH : Anderson Pub. Co., c2000. |
| Description: | xi, 181 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5338804 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Crimes Committed by Canadian Women
- Introduction
- The Nature and Extent of Crimes Committed by Canadian Women
- Murder
- Assault
- Robbery
- Drugs
- Prostitution
- Property Crimes
- White-Collar, Corporate, and Organized Crime
- Summary
- Notes
- Discussion Questions
- Problem-Solving Scenarios
- Suggested Readings
- Chapter 2. Crimes Committed by Canadian Girls
- Introduction
- The Nature and Extent of Crimes Committed by Canadian Girls
- Murder
- Assault
- Robbery
- Drugs
- Prostitution
- Street Youth Gangs
- Property Crimes
- Summary
- Notes
- Discussion Questions
- Problem-Solving Scenarios
- Suggested Readings
- Chapter 3. Theories of Female Crime
- Introduction
- What is a Theory?
- Early Theories
- Lombroso and the Born Criminal
- Pollack and the Masked Nature of Female Crime
- Understanding Female Crime: The Contribution of Sociological Thought
- The Sociological Imagination
- Cohen's Theory of Delinquent Boys
- Hirschi's Social Bond Theory
- Women's Liberation/Emancipation Theories
- Power-Control Theory
- Feminist Theories
- Structured Action Theory
- Poverty, Unemployment, Family Violence, and Female Crime
- Messerschmidt's Socialist Feminist Perspective on Social Control
- Evaluation of Feminist Theories
- Summary
- Notes
- Discussion Questions
- Problem-Solving Scenarios
- Suggested Readings
- Chapter 4. The Canadian Criminal Justice System's Response to Women and Girls in Conflict with the Law
- Introduction
- Women and Girls Processed Through Canadian Courts
- Women Processed Through the Courts
- Girls Processed Through the Youth Court System
- Sentencing
- The Sentencing of Women
- The Sentencing of Girls
- The Pitfalls of Incarceration in Correctional Facilities
- An Expensive and Ineffective Means of Preventing Crime
- Failure to Address the Broader Cultural, Social, and Economic Forces that Influence Women and Girls to Commit Crime
- Important Considerations
- Summary
- Notes
- Discussion Questions
- Problem-Solving Scenarios
- Suggested Readings
- Chapter 5. Rethinking the Control and Prevention of Female Crime in Canada
- Introduction
- New Directions in Crime Control and Prevention
- Reducing Family Violence
- Preventing Woman Abuse in Dating
- Reducing Poverty and Unemployment
- Community-Building as Crime Control
- Eliminating Gender Inequality
- Summary
- Notes
- Discussion Questions
- Problem-Solving Scenarios
- Suggested Readings
- References
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- About the Author
