THE LITERATURE WAS INCLUDED ON THE BASIS OF IMPORTANCE OF THE CONCEPT TREATED, GENERAL CLARITY OF PRESENTATION, QUALITY OF RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION, AND AVAILABILITY. FOCUSING ON LITERATURE FROM 1965 TO 1978, THE BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH ABSTRACTS TREATS SUCH ISSUES AS THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF FEMALE-SPECIFIC CRIMINOLOGY, CURRENT STATISTICAL RESEARCH ON THE NATURE, EXTENT, AND ETIOLOGY OF FEMALE CRIMINALITY, THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL FORCES AND ATTITUDINAL CHANGES ON WOMEN IN SOCIETY, SEX-BASED TREATMENT AND PROCESSING DIFFERENTIATIONS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND THEIR QUESTIONED CONSTITUTIONALITY IN LIGHT OF THE 14TH AMENDMENT, DEVELOPING PRISON LAW, THE PROPOSED EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT, SEX DISCRIMINATION PRACTICES IN THE AREAS OF ARREST, BAIL COURT DEFENSE, SENTENCING, PROBATION, PAROLE, AND WORK RELEASE OPPORTUNITIES. CITATIONS ALSO REPRESENT SUBJECTS SUCH AS THE MANAGEMENT AND DISCIPLINE OF FEMALE OFFENDERS, THE CONCEPT OF FEMALE PRISONIZATION, THE UNIQUE CONDITIONS AND PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH INCARCERATED WOMEN, THE INMATE CULTURE AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF SEXUALLY SEGREGATED, AS WELL AS COED, PRISON ENVIRONMENTS, AND THE EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING CURRICULUMS AVAILABLE TO FEMALE INMATES. THE ENTRIES ARE ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY BY AUTHOR, AND THE LITERATURE IS SELECTED FROM THE NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFERENCE SERVICE DATA BASE.