Women, Gender, and Crime

Stacy L. Mallicoat is a professor of criminal justice and Director of the University Honors program at California State University, Fullerton. She earned her BA in legal studies and sociology from Pacific Lutheran University and her PhD from the University of Colorado, Boulder, in sociology. She is the author of several Sage textbooks, including Crime and Criminal Justice: Concepts and Controversies, Women and Crime: Core Concepts, and Criminal Justice Policy. Her work also appears in a number of peer-­reviewed journals and edited volumes. She is an active member of the American Society of Criminology, the Western Society of Criminology, and the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.

• Chapter 1. Women, Gender, and Crime: IntroductionChapter 2. Theories of VictimizationChapter 3. Women, Gender, and Victimization: Rape and Sexual AssaultChapter 4. Women, Gender, and Victimization: Intimate Partner Abuse and StalkingChapter 5. Gender-Based ViolenceChapter 6. Women, Gender, and OffendingChapter 7. Girls, Gender, and Juvenile DelinquencyChapter 8. Female Offenders and Their CrimesChapter 9. Processing and Sentencing of Female OffendersChapter 10. The Supervision of Women: Community Corrections, Rehabilitation, and ReentryChapter 11. Women, Gender, and IncarcerationChapter 12. Women Professionals and the Criminal Justice System: Police, Corrections, and Offender ServicesChapter 13. Women Professionals and the Criminal Justice System: Courts and Victim ServicesGlossaryReferencesIndexAbout the Author