Understanding Gender, Crime, and Justice / Edition 1

In the last three decades, there has been an explosion of theory and related research relevant to gender, crime, and justice. Author Merry Morash, a well-known feminist scholar in the field of criminal justice, acquaints readers with key breakthroughs in criminological conceptualization and theories to explain the interplay between gender and both crime and justice. pays special attention to race, ethnicity, and immigrant groups, and provides a unique comparative perspective.