Gendered social forces: A Review of the Impact of Institutionalized Factors on Women and Girls' Criminal Justice Trajectories

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 161-211

  Javdani, Shabnam ^a   Sadeh, Naomi ^a   Verona, Edelyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Antisocial behavior; Criminal and juvenile justice; Female offending; Gender bias; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955980231     PISSN: 10768971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021957     Document Type: Article

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