| Research on Women and Girls in the Justice System Contributor(s): Justice, U. S. Department of (Author) |
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ISBN: 1500623695 ISBN-13: 9781500623692 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Criminal Law - General - Technology & Engineering |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.29 lbs) 46 pages |
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| Publisher Description: There is a common perception that the criminal behavior of women and the delinquent behavior of girls are not serious problems. Women are more likely to commit minor offenses and have historically constituted a very small proportion of the offender population. But these facts mask a trend that is beginning to attract attention. The dramatic rise in the number of prison and jail inmates is fairly well known; less so is that the ranks of women inmates are increasing much faster than those of their male counterparts. The pace at which women are being con- victed of serious offenses is picking up faster than the pace at which men are convicted. |