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This third edition provides thoroughly updated information on the status of women in all aspects of the U.S. criminal justice system, from incarcerated women to professionals in the legal, law enforcement, and correctional fields. While concentrating on the present, Clarice Feinman traces changes in theories, goals, practices, and policies concerning women of different racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds--be they offenders, professionals, or reformers--since 1800, with a focus on why changes occurred. This unique text is an important tool for filling gaps in information, continuity

The impact of legally mandated change on women prisoners / Claudine SchWeber & Clarice Feinman -- I: Domestic violence -- battered women -- Restraining orders for battered women: issues of access and efficacy / Janice Grau, Jeffrey Fagan & Sandra Wexler -- Domestic violence in criminal court: an examination of new legislation in Ohio / Daisy Quarm & Martin D. Schwartz -- II: Sexual assault -- Rape law reform: the new cosmetic for Canadian women / Judith A. Osborne -- Sexual assault prosecution: an examination of model rape legislation in Michigan / Susan Caringella-MacDonald -- III: Prostitution -- The white slave traffic act: historical impact of a Federal crime policy on women / Marlene D. Beckman -- New York State's prostitution statute: cast study of the discriminatory application of a gender neutral law / Frances P. Bernat.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION -- The Impact of Legally Mandated Change on Women Prisoners -- Washington D.C.-Parole Inequity -- New Jersey-Sentencing Inequities -- PART I: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-BATTERED WOMEN -- Restraining Orders for Battered Women: Issues of Access and Efficacy -- Restraining Order Statutory Provisions: An Overview -- Problems in the Implementation of Restraining Order Legislation -- Restraining Orders and the Prevention of Subsequent Abuse -- Methods and Data Sources -- Results -- Suggestions for Improving the Effectiveness of Restraining Orders -- Domestic Violence in Criminal Court: An Examination of New Legislation in Ohio -- The Data -- Findings -- Dismissed Cases -- Those Who Are Found Guilty -- Evaluation -- PART II: SEXUAL ASSAULT -- Rape Law Reform: The New Cosmetic for Canadian Women -- Introduction -- Canadian Women and Rape Law Reform -- Corroboration -- Credibility -- Redefinition of Rape -- Consent -- Conclusions -- Sexual Assault Prosecution: An Examination of Model Rape Legislation in Michigan -- Introduction -- Michigan's Model Reform Law -- The Study -- Site Findings -- Rate Comparisons Within State -- Comparisons with Traditional Law Jurisdictions -- Application and Results of the 1974 Michigan Rape Law -- Conclusions -- PART III: PROSTITUTION -- The White Slave Traffic Act: Historical Impact of a Federal Crime Policy on Women -- Development and Expansion of the White Slave Traffic Act -- Enforcement of the Mann Act -- The Women in Alderson -- The Present Status of the Mann Act -- New York State's Prostitution Statute: Case Study of the Discriminatory Application of a Gender Neutral Law -- Part I: Introduction -- Part II: Buffalo Law Enforcement of the New York State Prostitution Statute -- Part III: Conclusion