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Criminal justice, politics, and women : the aftermath of legally mandated change / Claudine SchWeber, Clarice Feinman, editors.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
SchWeber Claudine.
Feinman, Clarice.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Wife abuse--United States.
Wife abuse.
Correctional law--United States.
Correctional law.
Prostitution--United States.
Prostitution.
Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States.
Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration.
Rape--United States.
Rape.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (133 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
New York : Routledge, [2018?]
Summary:
Experts provide important insights on the intent and subsequent outcome of legislated change at the national and local levels in the area of criminal justice and women. Here is a revealing examination of the impact of judicial and legislative changes on the treatment of female victims and offenders in the areas of corrections, domestic violence, sexual assault, and prostitution enforcement. A revealing look at actual case studies demonstrates that the condition of women's lives will not be changed merely by going to court or getting a new law. This is an enlightening book for readers who may believe that discrimination can be eliminated through legal changes alone.
Contents:
The impact of legally mandated change on women prisoners / Claudine SchWeber & Clarice Feinman
I: Domestic violence
battered women
Restraining orders for battered women: issues of access and efficacy / Janice Grau, Jeffrey Fagan & Sandra Wexler
Domestic violence in criminal court: an examination of new legislation in Ohio / Daisy Quarm & Martin D. Schwartz
II: Sexual assault
Rape law reform: the new cosmetic for Canadian women / Judith A. Osborne
Sexual assault prosecution: an examination of model rape legislation in Michigan / Susan Caringella-MacDonald
III: Prostitution
The white slave traffic act: historical impact of a Federal crime policy on women / Marlene D. Beckman
New York State's prostitution statute: cast study of the discriminatory application of a gender neutral law / Frances P. Bernat.
Notes:
Also published as Women & politics, volume 4, number 3, Fall 1984.
Originally published in print: Haworth Press, 1985.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-133).
Description based on print version record.
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
Contains:
Women & politics. volume 4, number 3.
ISBN:
1-317-94173-X
1-315-86011-2
1-317-94172-1
9781315860114
OCLC:
1082954320

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