In the past thirty years, women and crime has become a major intellectual and professional specialty. The Crimes Women Commit: The Punishments They Receive represents the third edition of Women in Crime, a classic in the field by Rita J. Simon first published in 1975. This classic text will become an essential tool for teachers and researchers within criminology and criminal justice, and among the subfields within sociology, psychology, and economics, where research on women who commit crimes has grown into a major area of interest.
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Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Women and Crime in Review Chapter 3 The Contemporary Women's Movement Chapter 4 American Women: Their Demographic and Status Characteristics Chapter 5 Arrest Statistics Chapter 6 Women in Court Chapter 7 Women in Prison Chapter 8 Epilogue
