3. The Nature of Women's Crime
Published Online: 5 JAN 2012
DOI: 10.1002/9781118265581.ch3
Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.
Book Title
Working with Female Offenders: A Gender-Sensitive Approach
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How to Cite
van Wormer, K. (2010) The Nature of Women's Crime, in Working with Female Offenders: A Gender-Sensitive Approach, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9781118265581.ch3
Publication History
- Published Online: 5 JAN 2012
- Published Print: 29 MAR 2010
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470581537
Online ISBN: 9781118265581
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- crime;
- social condition;
- female criminal;
- cultural stereotypes;
- dating violence
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Antifeminist Accounts of Female Crime
Profiles of Female Offending
Is Female Crime Increasing?
Race and Class
Theories of Female Crime
Integrated Theory of Women and Crime
Crimes of Violence
Sentencing of Women for Crime
Summary