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16 of the Best Books and Articles on: Women in Crime

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1.

Offending Women: Female Lawbreakers and the Criminal Justice System » Read Now
by Anne Worrall. 190 pgs.

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Female Crime and Delinquency » Read Now
by Coramae Richey Mann. 303 pgs.

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Murder Most Rare: The Female Serial Killer » Read Now
by Michael D. Kelleher, C. L. Kelleher. 214 pgs.

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While the short, lethal careers of serial killers such as Jeffrey Dahmer and Andrew Cunanan terrorize the public and provide morbid inspiration for the entertainment industry, few people realize that it is the female serial killer, seldom heard of, who deserves most to be feared. Murder Most Rare...
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While the short, lethal careers of serial killers such as Jeffrey Dahmer and Andrew Cunanan terrorize the public and provide morbid inspiration for the entertainment industry, few people realize that it is the female serial killer, seldom heard of, who deserves most to be feared. Murder Most Rare provides startling information about the female serial murderer, who is shown to be far more deadly and determined, difficult to apprehend, and complexly motivated than her male counterpart. While serial murder by women is relatively rare, a surprising number of female serial killers are identified by the authors, nearly 100 in this century, with half of them having committed their crimes in America. By examining these women's backgrounds, motives and methods of killing, the book sheds new light on dozens of overlooked cases of murder and uncovers callous crimes and passions gone awry.
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Casualties of Community Disorder: Women's Careers in Violent Crime » Read Now
by Deborah R. Baskin, Ira B. Sommers. 192 pgs.

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Based on some 170 case studies, this volume delves into the heart of the criminal subculture to produce evidence that challenges traditional gender-based assumptions about women and crime.
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Crime, Gender and Social Order in Early Modern England » Read Now
by Garthine Walker. 314 pgs.

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Women in the Criminal Justice System » Read Now
by Clarice Feinman. 211 pgs.

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This third edition provides thoroughly updated information on the status of women in all aspects of the U.S. criminal justice system, from incarcerated women to professionals in the legal, law enforcement, and correctional fields. While concentrating on the present, Clarice Feinman traces changes in...
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This third edition provides thoroughly updated information on the status of women in all aspects of the U.S. criminal justice system, from incarcerated women to professionals in the legal, law enforcement, and correctional fields. While concentrating on the present, Clarice Feinman traces changes in theories, goals, practices, and policies concerning women of different racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds--be they offenders, professionals, or reformers--since 1800, with a focus on why changes occurred. This unique text is an important tool for filling gaps in information, continuity, and understanding of issues affecting women in the up-hill battle to transform this male-dominated system.
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When Women Kill: Questions of Agency and Subjectivity » Read Now
by Belinda Morrissey. 213 pgs.

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Why are we so reluctant to believe that women can mean to kill? Based on case-studies from the US, UK and Australia, this book looks at the ways in which female killers are constructed in the media, in law and in feminist discourse almost invariably as victims rather than actors in the crimes they...
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Why are we so reluctant to believe that women can mean to kill? Based on case-studies from the US, UK and Australia, this book looks at the ways in which female killers are constructed in the media, in law and in feminist discourse almost invariably as victims rather than actors in the crimes they commit. Morrissey argues that by denying the possibility of female agency in crimes of torture, rape and murder, feminist theorists are, with the best of intentions, actually denying women the full freedom to be human. Case studies cover among others the battered wife, Pamela Sainsbury, who garrotted her husband as he slept, the serial killer, Aileen Wournos, who killed seven middle-aged men in Florida between 1989 and 1990, Tracey Wiggington, the so-called "lesbian vampire killer", and Karla Homolka who helped her husband kill two teenage girls in St. Catherines Ontario in 1993.
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The Crimes of Women in Early Modern Germany » Read Now
by Ulinka Rublack. 292 pgs.

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This fascinating study is the first to investigate the crimes of women living in Germany during the time of the Reformation and the Thirty Years War. Ulinka Rublack draws on court records to examine the lives of shrewd cutpurses, quarreling artisan wives, and soldiers' concubines, and explores...
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This fascinating study is the first to investigate the crimes of women living in Germany during the time of the Reformation and the Thirty Years War. Ulinka Rublack draws on court records to examine the lives of shrewd cutpurses, quarreling artisan wives, and soldiers' concubines, and explores women's experiences of communities and courtship, marriage, the family, and the law.
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Crime, Gender, and Sexuality in Criminal Prosecutions ("Female Criminality and Subversion in Early Modern Ireland" begins on p. 19) » Read Now
by Louis A. Knafla. 228 pgs.

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Knafla and his contributors explore the common problems and issues that emerge from the study of class and gender in criminal prosecutions, ranging from late medieval Europe to the early 20th century. The chapters demonstrate that conceptions of crime and criminal behavior are influenced decisively...
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Knafla and his contributors explore the common problems and issues that emerge from the study of class and gender in criminal prosecutions, ranging from late medieval Europe to the early 20th century. The chapters demonstrate that conceptions of crime and criminal behavior are influenced decisively by the roles of class, gender, and later race as societies evolve in search of continuity and conformity.
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Prisons and Women » Read Now
by Blanche Hampton. 220 pgs.

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Examines the women's prison system in New South Wales from the point of view of the inmates, using as sources both Government documents and the experiences of prisoners and ex-prisoners themselves. Covers topics such as arrest and interrogation, health, custodial officers and post-release. Includes...
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Examines the women's prison system in New South Wales from the point of view of the inmates, using as sources both Government documents and the experiences of prisoners and ex-prisoners themselves. Covers topics such as arrest and interrogation, health, custodial officers and post-release. Includes references and an index. The author is a writer-researcher, and was formerly an inmate of a NSW prison.
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Sex and Supervision: Guarding Male and Female Inmates » Read Now
by Joycelyn M. Pollock. 168 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...have hypothesized that black women are overrepresented in crime because they are socialized...Females in the Juvenile Court," in Women, Crime and Justice , ed S. K...
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Unruly Women: The Politics of Social and Sexual Control in the Old South » Read Now
by Victoria E. Bynum. 256 pgs.

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The Relationship between Masculinity, Femininity, and Criminal Thinking in Male and Female Offenders, in Sex Roles: A Journal of Research » Read Now
by Glenn D. Walters. 13 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
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Adolescent Female Offenders: Unique Considerations, in Adolescence » Read Now
by Darcy Miller, Catherine Trapani, Kathy Fejes-Mendoza, Carolyn Eggleston, Donna Dwiggins. 7 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library
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Gender, Race, and Homicide: A Preliminary Analysis, in The Western Journal of Black Studies » Read Now
by Clara B. Jones, Yvonne McJetters. 6 pgs.

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Women and Criminality: The Woman as Victim, Offender, and Practitioner » Read Now
by Ronald Barri Flowers. 217 pgs.

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"This book is a welcome addition to the literature on women and criminality. It should be of particular interest to the general reader as a concise, well-organized and clearly written review of important aspects of this social problem. It would be excellent as a supplementary text in criminal...
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"This book is a welcome addition to the literature on women and criminality. It should be of particular interest to the general reader as a concise, well-organized and clearly written review of important aspects of this social problem. It would be excellent as a supplementary text in criminal justice, criminology, victimology, and women's studies courses. In addition to a selected bibliography, scholars will appreciate the excellent bibliographical essay which provides a basis for further research." Criminal Justice Policy Review
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