The continuing myth of the violent female offender

Criminal Justice Review

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-29

  Pollock, Joycelyn M ^a   Davis, Sareta M ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Female criminality; Female offenders; Violent women

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744434113     PISSN: 07340168     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734016805275378     Document Type: Review

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