YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :The Female Offender by Chesney Lind and Pasko
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them a growing population in the world of crime and incarceration. The first section of the book deals with such things as "Trends...
compel them to seek solutions to their problems though such activities as gang membership (xvi). The authors go on to show that ...
This usually involves some type of probation arrangement or counseling/treatment (The Center for Young Womens Development Handbook...
Clearly, not everyone is a fan of the boot camp approach to rehabilitation, with critics contending how such brutal methods do not...
were carried out by women who had, had it with the system which had failed to protect them from an abusive spouse. Says Nadler, "F...
the number of suspected incidents of child abuse and neglect topped 1.9 million cases; by 1994, over 3.1 million children were rep...
be better. This is a condition for young women in many situations, and thus also applies to women who ultimately commit crimes who...
experienced some form of abuse - whether sexual, physical and/or emotional (Juvenile Justice Experts Should Focus on Girls Unique ...
times when social change occurred (Emsley , 1987). In many ways the examination of the way those who are accused of committing cri...
16 years. In South Australia, however, a juvenile is a person aged between 10 and 17 years" (Australian Institute of Criminology, ...
Juvenile crime is a very real problem in this country and, in fact, the world over. Although they are typically...
The literature makes it very clear that female police officers face more challenges and have fewer opportunities than male office...
see needs that should be filled. Barber has been in the justice system for many years and she finally began to realize that many o...
is a great deal of difficulty resuming normal life. This is true for any convict, but it is especially difficult for the sex offen...
(Kopel, 1995). Another article supports the notion that the majority of offenders in prison are not violent ("Crime," 1998). Ther...
(Tanenhaus, 1999). The struggle between the two countries was both strategic and ideological, with the "future governance of the i...
vary somewhat from state to state, juvenile justice typically has a similar protocol. At the time a juvenile is arrested, a decis...
United States, everyone has equal rights. That charming theory doesnt always play out in practice, however, and sex offenders tend...
under federal law" (Anderson, 2004). The California law allowing the medical use of...
In 1899, the first juvenile court case was heard in Chicago as authorized by the Illinois Juvenile Court Act (Penn, 2001). The ju...
The concept of "house arrest" is an old one and in the past was accomplished by placing armed guards outside the residence of the...
In six pages this article is reviewed in terms of structure, content, findings, conclusions, observations, and critical assessment...
This paper contrasts and compares these female characters and their life experiences described by William Kennedy in Ironweed in t...
distainfully resists him, declaring, "Away! I do condemn mine ears that have / So long attended thee. If thou wert honourable, / T...
did not try to respect her or help her, indicating they merely thought she was odd. No one bothered to try to understand her neces...
This 7 page essay explores female meladrama genre. 6 sources are listed....
This paper addresses the issue of self-image among androgynous, female adolescents. The author contends that androgynous female a...
Look at the odds she said. It is during the day or early evening; there is good lighting; people are sober, and there is a slim p...
In five pages these two female characters are compared. There are no other sources listed....
This HBO cable series is critiqued in 5 pages with gender roles, humor, and female characterizations analyzed....