Doing Justice, Doing Gender: Women in Legal and Criminal Justice Occupations

Doing Justice, Doing Gender: Women in Legal and Criminal Justice Occupations is a highly readable, sociologically grounded analysis of women working in the traditionally male-dominated occupations of law, policing, and corrections. This Second Edition represents not only a thorough update of research on women in these fields but a careful consideration of changes in justice organizations and occupations over the past 40 years and their impact on women's work roles.

New to the Second Edition: Introduces a wider range of workplace diversity and experiences: An expanded sociological and theoretical framework highlights the interplay of gender, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation in shaping workplace identities and inequities. Provides a better understanding of the centrality of gender issues in the legal and criminal justice systems in general: This edition further connects women's work experiences to social trends and consequent changes in the legal system and in criminal justice agencies. Offers a broader international perspective: The authors include more material on women lawyers, police officers, and correctional officers in countries outside the United States.