Women and the Criminal Justice System (4th Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (655 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0133141357 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
An empowerment approach to women in the criminal justice system. Women and the Criminal Justice System, Fourth Edition, presents an up-to-date analysis of women as victims of crime, as offenders, and as professionals in the justice system. The text features an empowerment approach is unified by underlying themes of the intersection of gender, race, and class; and evidence-based research. Personal narratives highlight the information provided to help students connect the text material with real-life situations. An emphasis on critical thinking teaches students to look beyond media hype concerning female offenders to study the real stories behind women affected by and working in the justice system.
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from San Francisco Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. in sociology with a special emphasis in criminology from The Ohio State University. Dr. "Her most recent books are" Restorative Justice Today" (2012, SAGE)" "and "Women and the Criminal Justice System, Fourth Edition "(2014, Pearson)". "Dr. In the late 1980s, she moved to Norway for two years to practice alcoholism counseling. from Princeton Theological Seminary, an S.T.M. van Wormer, MSSW, PhD, is professor of social work at the University of Northern Iowa. . Dr. About the Author Katherine S. Uniquely in the 1960s, van Wormer participated in two civil rights movements one in North Carolina and one in Northern Ireland, where she taught English for several years. Her PhD is in sociology from the University of Georgia. van Wormer has authored or c
Among the recent books she has authored or co-authored are "Death by Domestic Violence: Preventing the Murders and the Murder-Suicides "(2009, Praeger); "Working with Female Offenders: A Gender-Sensitive Approach, "(2010, Wiley & Sons);" "two volumes of" Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Micro and Macro Levels, Second Edition "(2011,