Crime control and women : feminist implications of criminal justice policy

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Title:

Author:

Miller, Susan L.

ISBN:

9780761907138

9780761907145

Publication Information:

Thousand Oaks, Calif : Sage Publications, c1998.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 200p.

Contents:

Three strikes and it's women who are out : the hidden consequences for women of criminal justice policy reforms / Mona J.E. Danner--Civil forfeiture of property : the victimization of women as innocent owners and third parties / James Massey, Susan L. Miller, Anna Wilhelmi--A critical look at the idea of boot camp as a correctional reform / Merry Morash, Lila Rucker--Warnings to women : police advice and women's safety in Britain / Elizabeth A. Stanko--Gender, class, and race in three high-profile crimes : the cases of New Bedford, Central Park, and Bensonhurst / Lynn S. Chancer--The tangled web of feminism and community policing / Susan L. Miller--The war on drugs as a war against Black women / Stephanie R. Bush-Baskette--Parenting through prison walls : incarcerated mothers and children's visitation programs / Zoann K. Snyder-Joy, Teresa A. Carlo--Masculinities, violence, and communitarian control / John Braithwaite, Kathleen Daly--Connecting the dots : women, pu.

Subject Term:

Criminal justice, Administration of -- Social aspects -- United States.

Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration -- United States.

Female offenders -- United States.

Prisoners' spouses -- United States.

Women -- Crimes against -- United States.

Social control -- United States.

Feminist theory -- United States.

Added Author:

Miller, Susan L.

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Summary

With recent "tough on crime" policies of the 1990s, the negative impact on women and children reverberates with social unawareness. Using a feminist perspective , Crime Control and Women explores the adverse effects of the U.S. crackdown on crime. Edited by Susan L. Miller, this book exposes the unintended consequences of today crime control policies: how cuts from social services to pay for crime control can disproportionately affect women; how women incur increased responsibility for family while men serve longer sentences; and how government often victimizes women as third parties when women are associated with criminals.

Using policy-oriented contributions, the book discusses empirically driven and theoretically driven implications of today crime control policies. Miller provides a substantive introductory overview and a concluding summary, creating a cohesive text that emphasizes a reduction in crime through commitments to prevention, education, and treatment.

A timely book, Crime Control and Women is vital for criminal justice academics and practitioners, mental health professionals, and policy makers. It future implications also make it an essential component for courses related to criminology, criminal justice, gender studies, sociology, public policy, and social work.