The analysis considers the writings of feminist criminologists Dorie Klein, Meda Chesney-Lind, Pat Carlen, James Messerschmidt, and Carol Smart. It notes that feminism is both a set of theories about women’s oppression and a set of strategies for social change. The discussion emphasizes three substantive issues that many feminist theorists and researchers have highlighted. These issues are the link between women’s victimization and offending behavior, the role of the government in controlling violence against women, and the dilemmas resulting from a liberal feminist strategy of social change. The analysis concludes that feminists must build bridges across disciplines, especially in jurisprudence and criminology, instead of operating specifically within one or another traditional area, if they ever hope to bring about meaningful change in the systems of law and justice. Notes and 79 references