Female Victims of Crime : Reality Reconsidered

by Garcia, Venessa; Clifford, Janice

• ISBN13: 9780132339315
• ISBN10: 0132339315
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-02-11
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

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 victimrs"s perspective and include media images, legal analysis, and official statistics. Material is presented within historical, legal, and social contexts so readers get a comprehensive understanding of female victimization. Throughout the collection, the causes of female victimization are examined, the responses from the criminal justice system are considered and the consequences for society are revealed.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
About the Editors	p. xiv
About the Contributors	p. xv
Introduction	p. xxi
Doing Gender: The Gendered Nature of Victimization	p. 1
Cultural Images-Media Images: "Doing Culture" and Victim Blaming of Female Crime Victims	p. 3
Becoming Victims, Becoming Citizens: A Brief History of Gender-Motivated Violence in U.S. Law	p. 20
Women and Victimization: Constructing Outcomes	p. 45
The Measurement, Definition, and Reporting of Female Victimization	p. 59
Gendered Crimes: The Context Of Female Victimization	p. 69
Leading Lethal Lives? Variations in the Structure, Context, and Criminal Justice Response to Female Homicide Victimization	p. 72
The Impact of Gender, Race, and Class Discrimination on Femicide Rates	p. 95
Rape Myths: Impacts on Victims of Rape	p. 113
Domestic Violence: Overview of Theoretical Etiology, Psychological Impact, and Interventions	p. 128
Workplace Violence: Identifying Gender Differences and Similarities	p. 145
Cyberbullying and Online Harassment: Reconceptualizing the Victimization of Adolescent Girls	p. 162
Societal and Criminal Justice Response To Female Victimization	p. 177
A Sheltered Life: Observations on a Domestic Violence Shelter	p. 180
In Their Own Words: Shelter Residents' Experiences with Police	p. 200
"I Don't Think a Cop Has Ever Asked Me if I Was Ok": Battered Women's Experiences with Police Intervention	p. 219
The Gendered Paradox of Victimization and Agency in Protection Order Filings	p. 243
Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Cases in the Courts: A Detailed Description of the Cases	p. 259
The Victimization Histories of Women Prisoners in Oklahoma	p. 279
The Criminalization of Victimization of Female Offenders and Emerging Correctional Responses	p. 292
Index	p. 308
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