Perceptions of Female Offenders . Volume 2. : How Stereotypes and Social Norms Affect Criminal Justice Responses / / Brenda Russell and Celia Torres, editors

• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2013]; ©2023
• Edizione: Second edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (159 pages)
• Disciplina: 364.3740973
• Soggetto topico: Female offenders - United States; Women immigrants - United States
• Persona (resp. second.): RussellBrenda L.; TorresCelia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface to Volume 2 -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part I: Introduction and the Role of Social Media in Perceptions of Female Perpetrators -- Exposing Narratives and Gender Disparities in Female Offending: Challenging Stereotypes and Advancing Equity -- Introduction -- Female Perpetration and the Media -- The Intersection of Race/Ethnicity on Media Coverage of Female Offenders -- Gender Disparities in Sentencing -- Disparities in the Carceral System -- Trans Women in the Correctional System -- The Organization of Chapters -- References -- Swift Judgment: How White, Black, and Latina Women and Girl Perpetrators Are Differentially Portrayed in Crime News -- Literature Review -- Mass Communications, Social Psychology, and Media Exemplars -- Critical Race Feminism -- Research on Media Accounts of Woman/Girl Perpetrators -- The Importance of Front-Page Photographs -- The Current Study -- Methodology -- Coding Procedure and Analytical Strategy -- Results -- Specific Elements in Captions and Headlines -- Ratings for the Prominent Front-Page Elements, Alone and in Tandem -- A Consideration of Crime Type -- Women Who Commit Filicide -- Women Who Kill Others -- White-Collar Perpetrators -- Discussion -- References -- Female Offenders and Popular Discourse: Examining the Evidence -- Introduction -- Articulating the Problem: Media Representations -- Societal Response -- Examining the Evidence (Sexual Harassment, Domestic Abuse, Infanticide) -- Consequences: Research, Typologies, Rehabilitation -- Signs of Hope -- References -- Part II: Considerations of Partner Violence Homicide, Trans-women, and Gender Responsive Intervention -- Female Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Homicide -- Introduction -- Intimate Partner Violence as a Risk Factor for IPH -- Relevant Perspectives on Women's Perpetration of IPH -- Feminist Perspectives. ; A Situational or Event Perspective -- A Coercive-Control Perspective -- An Exposure to Violence Perspective -- Women's Personality as a Predictor of IPH -- Public Perception of Female Perpetrators of IPV and IPH -- Portrayal of Female Perpetrators of IPH in the Media -- Female Offenders of IPH in the Criminal Justice System -- Conclusion -- References -- Predictors, Victimization, and Negative Health Outcomes Associated with Incarceration Among 9180 Trans Women from the US Transgender Survey -- Introduction -- Disparities and Predictors in Incarceration -- The Pervasiveness of Victimization Behind Bars -- Purpose of the Present Study -- Method -- Sample -- Procedure -- Measures -- Statistical Analyses -- Results -- Racial and Other Demographic Disparities in Incarceration -- Victimization Behind Bars -- Trans-Related Minority Psychosocial Stressors -- Negative Health Indicators and Incarceration -- Discussion -- Relationship of Current Findings to the Literature -- Limitations of the Current Study -- Recommendations for Research, Public Policy, and Law Enforcement -- Conclusion -- References -- Mythologies of Working with Justice-Involved Women in Correctional Settings -- Introduction -- Women's Unique Needs -- Women as a Misunderstood Population -- Seeking Safety -- Using Prison Capital to Feel Safe -- Agency Support (What Can Be Done) -- Gender-Responsive Products for Agencies -- References -- Part III: Theoretical Explanations for Gender Inclusivity, Disparities in Sentencing, and the Gender Ratio of Crime -- A Gender Inclusive Paradigm for Domestic Violence Offenders -- Introduction -- Empirical Paradigms of IPV -- Gendered Paradigm of IPV -- Family Violence Paradigm of IPV -- Queer Paradigm of IPV -- Treatment Interventions -- New Directions for Practice, Policy, and Research -- References. ; Gender Disparities in Sentencing: A Theoretical Approach -- Focal Concerns Perspective -- Familial Paternalism -- Focal Concerns and Familial Paternalism: More Than Gender Bias -- References -- Testing Mismatch Liberation Theory Across Race-Ethnicity and Gender -- Introduction -- Gender Convergence in Crime -- Data and Method -- Dependent Variables -- Independent Variables -- Control Variables -- Analytic Strategy -- Results -- Regression Analyses -- Discussion -- Supplementary Electronic Material (S)References -- Supplementary Electronic Material (S)References -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Perceptions of Female Offenders
• ISBN: 3-031-45685-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910766897903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II