{"product_id":"2940013614109","title":"Research on Women and Girls in the Justice System","description":"There is a common perception that the criminal behavior of women and\u003cbr\u003ethe delinquent behavior of girls are not serious problems. Women are\u003cbr\u003emore likely to commit minor offenses and have historically constituted\u003cbr\u003ea very small proportion of the offender population. But these facts\u003cbr\u003emask a trend that is beginning to attract attention. The dramatic rise in\u003cbr\u003ethe number of prison and jail inmates is fairly well known; less so is\u003cbr\u003ethat the ranks of women inmates are increasing much faster than those\u003cbr\u003eof their male counterparts. The pace at which women are being convicted\u003cbr\u003eof serious offenses is picking up faster than the pace at which\u003cbr\u003emen are convicted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese dynamics make the papers on women and girls in the justice\u003cbr\u003esystem, presented here, especially timely. What animates the studies\u003cbr\u003eis not so much numbers of offenders but the particular circumstances of\u003cbr\u003ethe women and girls “behind” the numbers. The authors call for “redefining\u003cbr\u003ejustice,” the theme of the plenary session at which their papers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether justice should promote unalloyed equity, be blind to the circumstances\u003cbr\u003ein which crime is committed, and consider only gravity\u003cbr\u003eof offense and prior record, is still a matter of debate. In the current\u003cbr\u003esentencing environment, the view of those who favor equity above all\u003cbr\u003eother considerations has won the day. There is another perspective—the\u003cbr\u003ebelief that sanctions ought to be tailored to the specific characteristics\u003cbr\u003eand circumstances of individual offenders. Implicit in the three papers\u003cbr\u003eis the suggestion that gender is a special consideration warranting differential\u003cbr\u003etreatment. The writers amply demonstrate that women and girls who are caught up in the justice system enter it as a result of circumstances distinctly different from those of men, and so find themselves at a distinct disadvantage were presented, to take these circumstances into account.","brand":"1001 Property Solutions LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47147590615280,"sku":"2940013614109","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013614109_p0.jpg?v=1763583574","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013614109","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}