Criminal Justice Politics and Women

The Aftermath of Legally Mandated Change

Claudine Schweber, Clarice Feinman (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

136 Seiten

1985
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-86656-364-2 (ISBN)

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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 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.

Claudine Schweber, Clarice Feinman

Contents
The Impact of Legally Mandated Change on Women Prisoners

Part I. Domestic Violence--Battered Women
Restraining Orders for Battered Women: Issues of Access and Efficacy
Domestic Violence in Criminal Court: An Examination of New Legislation in Ohio
Part II: Sexual Assault
Rape Law Reform: The New Cosmetic for Canadian Women
Sexual Assault Prosecution: An Examination of Model Rape Legislation in Michigan
Part III: Prostitution
The White Slave Traffic Act: Historical Impact of a Federal Crime Policy on Women
New York State’s Prostitution Statute: Case Study of the Discriminatory Application of a Gender Neutral Law
Part IV: Annotated Bibliography

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.1.1985
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 212 mm
Gewicht	430 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Makrosoziologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10	0-86656-364-4 / 0866563644
ISBN-13	978-0-86656-364-2 / 9780866563642
Zustand	Neuware