Women Leading Justice - Experiences and Insights

This book explores women working in the US Criminal Justice system and includes first-hand narrative accounts of high ranking successful professional women working across a range of fields such as policing, courts, corrections and victim services.

List of contents

1. Introduction: Gender and Employment, 2. Gathering Perspectives of Professionals: Methodology, 3. Female Leaders in Policing, 4. Female Leaders in Courts, 5. Female Leaders in Corrections, 6. Female Leaders in Victim and Restorative Justice Services, 7. Female Leaders in Criminal Justice in Academia and Research, 8. Conclusion: Directions for Future Female Criminal Justice Leaders, Index

About the author

Elaine Gunnison is Professor and Graduate Director in the Department of Criminal Justice, Seattle University, USA.
Jacqueline B. Helfgott is Professor and Director of the Crime & Justice Research Center in the Department of Criminal Justice, Seattle University, USA.

Summary

This book explores women working in the US Criminal Justice system and includes first-hand narrative accounts of high ranking successful professional women working across a range of fields such as policing, courts, corrections and victim services.

Product details

• Authors: Elaine Gunnison, Elaine (Seattle University Gunnison, Elaine Helfgott Gunnison, Gunnison Elaine, Jacqueline B. Helfgott, Jacqueline B. (Seattle University Helfgott, Helfgott Jacqueline B.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781138222649
• ISBN: 978-1-138-22264-9
• No. of pages: 16
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Social discrimination & inequality, Gender studies: women, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Gender studies: women and girls, Criminal justice law, Legal profession: general, Social discrimination and social justice, Legal profession / practice of law: general