Female Victims of Crime: Reality Reconsidered - Softcover

Garcia, Venessa; Clifford, Janice E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0132339315 ISBN 13: 9780132339315

Publisher: Pearson College Div, 2009

Synopsis

Taking a sociological approach, this reader addresses the diverse array of crimes against women and offers a compilation of research on this often minimized topic. Rich in conceptualization and theory, these readings tackle topics from the victim’s perspective and include media images, legal analysis, and official statistics. Material is presented within historical, legal, and social contexts so readers get a comprehensive understanding of female victimization. Throughout the collection, the causes of female victimization are examined, the responses from the criminal justice system are considered and the consequences for society are revealed.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Female Victims of Crime: Reality Reconsidered presents the myths and realities of women as victims of crime as well as the criminal justice system’s treatment of female victims. Through an exploration of the history of, specific contexts of, and social and systemic responses to female victimization, the book presents a well-researched and comprehensive overview of this often overlooked topic.

About the Author:

Venessa Garcia is a Feminist Criminologist/Victimologist and resident of New Jersey. She is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at New Jersey City University. She holds a B.A. in sociology from SUNY Buffalo College and an M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology from SUNY University at Buffalo. Dr. Garcia's research focuses on oppressed groups but mainly on women as officials, criminals, and offenders. She conducts research on women in policing, violence against women, and crime and media. She has published her research in journals such as Police Practice and Research: An International Journal and the Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice. She also has several book chapters and encyclopedia articles. Her research can be found in books such as Change and Reform in Law Enforcement: Old and New Efforts from Across the Globe (Taylor & Francis), The Harms of Crime Media: Essays on the Perpetuation of Racism, Sexism and Class Stereotypes (McFarland Press), Strategic Responses to Crime: Thinking Locally, Acting Globally (CRC Press), Contemporary Issues in Law Enforcement and Policing (Greenwood Press), and Handbook of Police Administration (Taylor & Francis). Dr. Garcia's books include Crime, Media, and Reality: Examining Mixed Messages about Crime and Justice in Popular Media (Rowman & Littlefield, 2018), Gendered Justice: Intimate Partner Violence and the Criminal Justice System (Rowman & Littlefield, 2011), Female Victims of Crime: Reality Reconsidered (Prentice Hall,2010), and Domestic Violence and Child Custody Disputes: A Resource Handbook for Judges and Court Managers (VA: National Center for State Courts, 1997). She served as President for the New Jersey Association of Criminal Justice Educators, Chair of the Division of Women and Crime, and is a long time Deputy Editor of Feminist Criminology (a Sage journal).  For her work, Dr. Garcia was awarded the esteemed New Scholar of the Year from Division of Women and Crime of the American Society of Criminology.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson College Div
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0132339315
• ISBN 13: 9780132339315
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 317
• Editor: Muraskin Roslyn