Sisters in Crime Revisited

<strong>Distinctive Features</strong><br>* Surveys the pivotal works of leading scholars in the field of criminology from the earliest female criminologists to contemporary scholars providing a thorough examination of women and crime from the past to the present<br>* Pays homage to Freda Adler whose scholarly and balanced research on female criminals lays the foundation for the discussion of the history and development of female offending<br>* Navigates through such important criminological questions as: Why do women offend? How do their paths into crime differ from men's? Why is there a gap in crime rates between men and women?<br>* Examines how conceptions of masculinity often embedded in male peer groups result in crime and in the victimization of women<br>* Addresses how female offenders interact with and are processed by the legal system covering the complicated relationship between gender and justice