NCJ Number
158802
Date Published
1995
Length
27 pages
Annotation
The authors attempt to bring black feminist thought in the United States more fully into criminology by looking at on problems associated with defining black or multiethnic feminism, arguments on race and gender in the literature, feminist and critical race theory in law, black women's scholarship in criminology, the involvement of black women in the criminal justice system, and black female victimization.
Abstract
Although the focus is on black feminist theory and research, the authors include other ethnic groups. The development of black or multiethnic perspectives in criminology is advanced by drawing from work outside the field of criminology. Selected black feminist scholars in sociology and literature are reviewed, as well as black feminist and critical race scholars in law. Writings by selected black women scholars who have raised questions about the substance of criminological theory are summarized, and research on black female victimization is reported. The involvement of women in and the treatment of women by the criminal justice system are addressed, with national statistical patterns analyzed and explanations of crime and victimization offered. An agenda for theory and research is proposed to further black or multiethnic feminist perspectives in the field of criminology. 119 references and 18 notes