gender crime and criminal justice
After reading Chapters 4, 5 and 6 and the the New York Times Article and the Videos for Review answer the following questions:
- What are the issues surrounding processing and incarcerating women and girls through the Criminal Justice System?
- Why do young females choose to join gangs?
- Based on the readings regarding the nature of female offending, do you think it is important that girls and women receive treatment that is geared toward their unique problems?
REMEMBER – This is not an opinion based assignment, it is a research-based discussion where applying course material to support your points is required.
Reply to a minimum of two peers, commenting on their original post in a substantive and insightful manner. Your two response posts (150 minimum word count for each
Read:
- Belknap, J. (2015). The Invisible Woman: Gender, Crime and Justice, 4th edition. Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning.
- Chapter 4: “A Gendered Account of Women’s and Girls’ Offending”
- Chapter 5: “Processing Woman and Girls in the Criminal Legal System”
- Chapter 6: “Feminist and Pro-Feminist Theories”
- Chapter 4 PowerPoint
- Chapter 5 PowerPoint
- Chapter 6 PowerPoint
- Knight, M. (2010). For Many Latina Teens, Gang Life Adds to Stress. New York Times. (Links to an external site.)
- Learning Objective: Identify Why Females Join Gangs and Choose a Life of Crime
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