NCJ Number
125772
Date Published
1991
Length
156 pages
Annotation
The relationship between the social, economic, and environmental lives of women and the types and frequency of crimes they commit is explored from a variety of theoretical and cultural perspectives, using criminal justice and demographic data covering the last 25 years in the United States.
Abstract
The discussion is directed particularly to criminologists, psychologists, sociologists, researchers, and all professionals involved in women's issues. The analysis considers women's arrests and convictions, educational attainment, marital status, labor force participation, and income in relation to that of men. It also describes the vocational programs, industries, and academic programs that currently exist in women's prisons and considers female inmates as mothers of young children. Specific themes include women's socioeconomic status as it relates to their criminal involvement, the recent data on violent female offenders and white-collar offenders, current female crime rate data in 25 countries, and various theoretical perspectives on women and crime. Tables, appended data from other countries, index, and 116 references.