It's a crime: women and justice

Ch. 1. "Ain't I a woman?" / Roslyn Muraskin

Ch. 2. Taming women and nature : the criminal justice system and the creation of crime in Salem Village / Nanci Koser Wilson

Ch. 3. Feminist theories : are they needed? / Roslyn Muraskin

Ch. 4. "Mule-headed slave women refusing to take foolishness from anybody" : a prelude to future accommodation, resistance, and criminality / Laura T. Fishman

Ch. 5. Perpetrators and victims : maternal filicide and mental illness / Stacey L. Shipley

Ch. 6. Postpartum syndrome and the legal system / Tara C. Proano-Raps and Cheryl L. Meyer

Ch. 7. effects of specialized supervision on women probationers : an evaluation of the POWER program / Arthur L. Lurigio, Loretta Stalans, Lorena Roque, Magnus Seng and Jennifer Ritchie

Ch. 8. Abortion : is it a right to privacy or compulsory childbearing? / Roslyn Muraskin

Ch. 9. Fatal attraction in Arizona : Glenn Close on trial? / Mary Jackson and Cyndi Banks

Ch. 10. crime of rape / Roslyn Muraskin

Ch. 11. Forced sexual intercourse in dating : testing a model / Robert T. Sigler, Ida M. Johnson and Etta F. Morgan

Ch. 12. Guiding philosophies for rape crisis centers / Stacy L. Mallicoat, Stephanie Amedeo Marquez and Jill Leslie Rosenbaum

Ch. 13. historical role of and views toward victims and the evolution of prosecution policies in domestic violence / Paula Gormley

Ch. 14. impact of law enforcement policies on victims of intimate partner violence / Susan L. Miller and Elicka S. L. Peterson

Ch. 15. limitations of current approaches to domestic violence / Hoan Bui

Ch. 16. When the victim recants : the impact of expert witness testimony in prosecution of battering cases / Alisa Smith and Rose Marie Rotondi

Ch. 17. Beyond shelter : expanding spheres of influence for reducing violence against women - a case study of Hubbard House in Jacksonville, Florida / Michael Hallett and Suzanne Zahrly

Ch. 18. Resistance, compliance, and the climate of violence : understanding battered women's contacts with police / Angela M. Moe

Ch. 19. Battered immigrant women's domestic violence dynamics and legal protections / Nawal Ammar and Leslye Orloff

Ch. 20. Sexual harassment and the law : violence against women / Roslyn Muraskin

Ch. 21. Legal and social welfare response to substance abuse during pregnancy : recent developments / Inger Sagatun-Edwards

Ch. 22. Living and dying with HIV/AIDS : the "inside" experience of women in prison / Mark M. Lanier and Barbara H. Zaitzow

Ch. 23. Women, AIDS, and the criminal justice system / Joan Luxenburg and Thomas E. Guild

Ch. 24. Systemic white racism and the brutalization of executed black women in the United States / David V. Baker

Ch. 25. African American Ph.D. women in criminal justice higher education : equal impact or the myth of equality? / Elvira M. White and Laura B. Myers

Ch. 26. Factors affecting the internal and external relationships of African-American policewomen within an urban police department / Mark R. Pogrebin, Lyn Taylor and Harold Chatman

Ch. 27. Victims of domestic stalking : a comparison of black and white females / Janice Joseph

Ch. 28. daily adult interactive learning experience program : evaluating the needs of lower-functional female adult offenders in prison / Rosemary L. Gido and Danielle McDonald

Ch. 29. Disparate treatment in correctional facilities : women incarcerated / Roslyn Muraskin

Ch. 30. From the inside : patterns of coping and adjustment among women in prison / Zina T. McGee, Ebone' Joseph, Ina Allicott, Trudy-Ann Gayle, Asha Barber and Ashley Smith

Ch. 31. "Love doesn't solve all problems" : incarcerated women and their significant others / Theresa A. Severance

Ch. 32. Women in prison : vengeful equity / Barbara Bloom and Meda Chesney-Lind

Ch. 33. reentry process for women / Dale J. Brooker

Ch. 34. Dying to get out : the execution of females in the post-Furman era of the death penalty in the United States / David E. Schulberg

Ch. 35. Women on death row / Etta F. Morgan

Ch. 36. Home confinement and intensive supervision as unsafe havens : the unintended consequences for women / Courtney A. Franklin and Faith E. Lutze

Ch. 37. impact of women on the police subculture / Kim M. Lersch and Thomas Bazley

Ch. 38. Women in state policing : an assessment / Trina Rose and N. Prabha Unnithan

Ch. 39. Early policing in the United States : "help wanted - women need not apply!" / Martin L. O'Connor

Ch. 40. Who's afraid of Johnny Rotten? : assessing female correctional staff's perceived fear and risk of victimization in a juvenile male institution / Jill A. Gordon and Laura J. Moriarty

Ch. 41. From the bassinet to the bar : the effect of motherhood on women's advancement in the legal profession / Jody Clay-Warner and Jennifer McMahon

Ch. 42. dislike of female offenders among correctional officers : a need for specialized training / Christine E. Rasche

Ch. 43. Women on the bench : mavericks, peacemakers, or something else? : research questions, issues, and suggestions / Susan L. Miller and Michelle L. Meloy

Ch. 44. Three strikes and it's women who are out : the hidden consequences for women of criminal justice policy reforms / Mona J. E. Danner

Ch. 45. Femmes fatales : the evolution and significance of female involvement in terrorist networks and suicide bombings / Elizabeth Schafluetzel-Iles and Jeffrey P. Rush

Ch. 46. Women's attitudes toward the threat of terror / Ramona Brockett, Jonathan C. Odo and Peter C. Ezekwenna

Ch. 47. Images of serial murderers among college students / Druann Maria Heckert, Daniel Alex Heckert and Mark A. Ferraiolo

Ch. 48. impact of gender on juvenile justice decisions / Michelle Inderbitzin

Ch. 49. Developing gender-specific services for delinquency prevention : understanding risk and resiliency / Barbara Bloom, Barbara Owen, Elizabeth Piper Deschenes and Jill Rosenbaum

Ch. 50. Gender differences in delinquency career types and the transition to adult crime / Kimberly Kempf-Leonard and Paul E. Tracy.

Foreword / Freda Adler

Women and Justice / Roslyn Muraskin

Sect. I. Historical Development of Women's Issues

Ch. 1. Remember the Ladies / Roslyn Muraskin

Ch. 2. Taming Women and Nature: The Criminal Justice System and the Creation of Crime in Salem Village / Nanci Koser Wilson

Ch. 3. "Mule-Headed Slave Women Refusing to Take Foolishness from Anybody": A Prelude to Future Accommodation, Resistance, and Criminality / Laura T. Fishman

Sect. II. Legal System

Ch. 4. Women on the Bench: Mavericks, Peacemakers, or Something Else? Research Questions, Issues, and Suggestions / Susan L. Miller and Michelle L. Meloy

Ch. 5. In Defense of Affirmative Action for Women in the Criminal Justice Professions / Alida V. Merlo, Kate Bagley and Michele C. Bafuma

Ch. 6. Postpartum Syndromes: Disparate Treatment in the Legal System / Cheryl L. Meyer, Tara C. Proano and James R. Franz

Ch. 7. Legal System and Sexual Harassment / Roslyn Muraskin

Sect. III. Women, Drugs, and AIDS

Ch. 8. Crack Mothers at 6: Prime-Time News, Crack/Cocaine, and Women / Drew Humphries

Ch. 9. Women, AIDS, and the Criminal Justice System / Joan Luxenburg and Thomas E. Guild

Ch. 10. Legal Response to Substance Abuse during Pregnancy / Inger Sagatun-Edwards

Ch. 11. HIV Disease and Women Offenders / Arthur J. Lurigio, James A. Swartz and Ciuinal Jones

Sect. IV. Women in Prison

Ch. 12. Women in Prison: Vengeful Equity / Barbara Bloom and Meda Chesney-Lind

Ch. 13. Pains of Imprisonment: Long-Term Incarceration Effects on Women in Prison / Zina T. McGee

Ch. 14. Three Strikes and It's Women Who Are Out: The Hidden Consequences for Women of Criminal Justice Policy Reforms / Mona J. E. Danner

Ch. 15. Disparate Treatment in Correctional Facilities / Roslyn Muraskin

Ch. 16. Dislike of Female Offenders among Correctional Officers: Need for Specialized Training / Christine E. Rasche

Ch. 17. Sexual Abuse and Sexual Assault of Women in Prison / Zelma Weston Henriques and Evelyn Gilbert

Ch. 18. Women on Death Row / Etta F. Morgan

Sect. V. Women: Victims of Violence

Ch. 19. Arrest Policies for Domestic Violence and Their Implications for Battered Women / Susan L. Miller

Ch. 20. Likelihood of an Arrest Decision for Domestic and Nondomestic Assault Calls: Do Police Underenforce the Law When Responding to Domestic Violence? / Lynette Feder

Ch. 21. Female Victims and Antistalking Legislation / Janice Joseph

Ch. 22. Forced Sexual Intercourse: Contemporary Views / Robert T. Sigler, Ida M. Johnson and Etta F. Morgan

Sect. VI. Abortion: A Right to Privacy

Ch. 23. Abortion: Is It a Right to Privacy or Compulsory Childbearing? / Roslyn Muraskin

Ch. 24. Whose Body Is It Anyway? Psychological Effects of Fetal-Protection Policies / Joan C. Chrisler

Sect. VII. Women and Policing

Ch. 25. Past, Present, and Future of Women in Policing / Sean A. Grennan

Sect. VIII. Women and Crime

Ch. 26. Women's Training for Organized Crime: Sex and Sexuality / Sue Mahan

Ch. 27. Classifying Female Serial Killers: An Application of Prominent Typologies / Laura J. Moriarity and Kimberly L. Freiberger

Sect. IX. Girls and Delinquency

Ch. 28. Gender Differences in Delinquency and Substance Use / Elizabeth P. Deschenes, Jill Rosenbaum and Jeffrey Fagan

Ch. 29. Gender Effect among Serious, Violent, and Chronic Juvenile Offenders: A Difference of Degree Rather than Kind / Kimberly Kempf-Leonard and Paul E. Tracy

Sect. X. Conclusions / Roslyn Muraskin.