Encyclopedia of women and crime. / Nicole Hahn Rafter, [editor-in-chief].

Contains four themes each encompassing a particular body of information on women, crime and related issues, offenses, and theories of offending, victims/victimology, policing, courts and case processing, punishment, and treatment. Contains research studies and cases from the United States, Canada, Britain,and Australia. Encompasses the major themes relating to women and crime from the past to the present. Entries include battered women syndrome, boot camps, child abuse by women, death penalty, history of female crime in Europe, HIV and AIDs in prison, juvenile delinquency and gangs in the United States, kleptomania, prison discipline, prison reform in Canada, prostitution, rape law reform, sexism and racism in criminal justice, policy victimization patterns in the United contemporary women's prison administration, etc.Includes "Works Cited"(Books,Aerticles,Reports,and Internet Sites,Legal Cases and Legislation).