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Female Victims of Crime: Reality Reconsidered Book

Female Victims of Crime: Reality Reconsidered
Female Victims of Crime: Reality Reconsidered, <i>Female Victims of Crime: Reality Reconsidered</i> 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, Female Victims of Crime: Reality Reconsidered has a rating of 4 stars
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Female Victims of Crime: Reality Reconsidered, 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, Female Victims of Crime: Reality Reconsidered
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  • Female Victims of Crime: Reality Reconsidered
  • Written by author Venessa Garcia
  • Published by Prentice Hall, February 2009
  • 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
  • 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
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Foreword ix

Acknowledgments xiii

About the Editors xiv

About the Contributors xv

Introduction xxi

Part I Doing Gender: The Gendered Nature of Victimization 1

Chapter 1 Cultural Images-Media Images: "Doing Culture" and Victim Blaming of Female Crime Victims Venessa Garcia Erica J. Schweikert 3

Chapter 2 Becoming Victims, Becoming Citizens: A Brief History of Gender-Motivated Violence in U.S. Law Melissa S. Fry 20

Chapter 3 Women and Victimization: Constructing Outcomes Dennis R. Brewster Philip D. Holley 45

Chapter 4 The Measurement, Definition, and Reporting of Female Victimization Janice E. Clifford John P. Jarvis 59

Part II Gendered Crimes: The Context Of Female Victimization 69

Chapter 5 Leading Lethal Lives? Variations in the Structure, Context, and Criminal Justice Response to Female Homicide Victimization Wendy C. Regoeczi Terance D. Miethe 72

Chapter 6 The Impact of Gender, Race, and Class Discrimination on Femicide Rates Jo-Ann Della Giustina 95

Chapter 7 Rape Myths: Impacts on Victims of Rape Heather C. Melton 113

Chapter 8 Domestic Violence: Overview of Theoretical Etiology, Psychological Impact, and Interventions Sharon Boyd-Jackson 128

Chapter 9 Workplace Violence: Identifying Gender Differences and Similarities Shannon A. Santana Bonnie S. Fisher 145

Chapter 10 Cyberbullying and Online Harassment: Reconceptualizing the Victimization of Adolescent Girls Amanda Burgess-Proctor Justin W. Patchin Sameer Hinduja 162

Part III Societal and Criminal Justice Response To Female Victimization 177

Chapter 11 A Sheltered Life: Observations on a Domestic Violence Shelter Angela M. Moe 180

Chapter 12 In Their OwnWords: Shelter Residents' Experiences with Police Gina Robertiello 200

Chapter 13 "I Don't Think a Cop Has Ever Asked Me if I Was Ok": Battered Women's Experiences with Police Intervention Hillary Potter 219

Chapter 14 The Gendered Paradox of Victimization and Agency in Protection Order Filings Alesha Durfee 243

Chapter 15 Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Cases in the Courts: A Detailed Description of the Cases Joanne Belknap Jennifer L. Hartman Victoria L. Lippen 259

Chapter 16 The Victimization Histories of Women Prisoners in Oklahoma Susan F. Sharp 279

Chapter 17 The Criminalization of Victimization of Female Offenders and Emerging Correctional Responses Patrick McManimon 292

Index 308


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