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Gender, psychology, and justice : the mental health of women and girls in the legal system / edited by Corinne C. Datchi and Julie R. Ancis.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Psychology and crime seriesPublisher: New York : New York University Press, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781479846658
  • 1479846651
  • 1479819859
  • 9781479819850
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Gender, psychology, and justice.DDC classification:
  • 364.3/740973 23
LOC classification:
  • HV6046 .G4625 2017
NLM classification:
  • 2018 I-091
  • HV 6046
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction : Gender, psychology, and justice / Corrine C. Datchi and Julie R. Ancis -- Part I. Women and girls in various justice settings : Women and family court: abuse and contested custody / Julie R. Ancis -- Women, domestic violence, and the criminal justice system: traumatic pathways / Lenore E.A. Walker and Carlye B. Conte -- Women, sex trafficking, and the justice system: from victimization to restoration / Thema Bryant-Davis, Tyonna Adams, and Anthea Gray -- Women and adult drug treatment courts: surveillance, social conformity, and the exercise of agency / Corinne C. Datchi -- Women, incarceration, and reentry: the revolving door of prisons / Elizabeth A. Lilliott, Elise M. Trott, Nicole C. Kellett, Amy E. Green, and Cathleen E. Willging -- Girls in juvenile detention facilities: zones of abandonment / Kendra R. Brewster and Kathleen M. Cumiskey -- Part II. Specific populations of justice-involved women and girls : Transwomen in the criminal justice system: sans justice / Alexis Forbes and Kevin L. Nadal -- Lesbian, bisexual, questioning, gender-nonconforming, and transgender (LBQ/GNCT) girls in the juvenile justice system: using an intersectional lens to develop gender-responsive programming / Angela Irvine, Aisha Canfield, and Jessica Roa -- Women, poverty, and the criminal justice system: cyclical linkages / Erica G. Rojas, Laura Smith, and Randolph M. Scott-McLaughlin II -- Undocumented Mexican women in the U.S. justice system: immigration, illegality, and law enforcement / Anna Ochoa O'Leary -- Women and the criminal justice system: a psychology of men perspective / Jonathan Schwartz and Jennifer Bahrman -- Conclusion : Gender, psychology, and justice: the case for systemic change / Julie R. Ancis and Corinne C. Datchi.
Summary: "Women and girls' contact with the justice system is often influenced by gender-related assumptions and stereotypes. The justice practices of the past 40 years have been largely based on conceptual principles and assumptions (including personal theories about gender) more than scientific evidence about what works to address the specific needs of women and girls in the justice system. Because of this, women and girls have limited access to equitable justice and are increasingly caught up in outdated and harmful practices, including the net of the criminal justice system. [This book] uses psychological research to examine the experiences of women and girls involved in the justice system. Their experiences, from initial contact with justice and court officials, demonstrate how gender intersects with race, class, and sexual orientation to impact legal status and well-being. The volume also explains the role psychology can play in shaping legal policy, ranging from the areas of corrections to family court and drug court. [The authors analyze] girls' and women's experiences in the justice system. It reveals the practical implications of training and interventions grounded in psychological research, and suggests new principles for working with women and girls in legal settings."-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : Gender, psychology, and justice / Corrine C. Datchi and Julie R. Ancis -- Part I. Women and girls in various justice settings : Women and family court: abuse and contested custody / Julie R. Ancis -- Women, domestic violence, and the criminal justice system: traumatic pathways / Lenore E.A. Walker and Carlye B. Conte -- Women, sex trafficking, and the justice system: from victimization to restoration / Thema Bryant-Davis, Tyonna Adams, and Anthea Gray -- Women and adult drug treatment courts: surveillance, social conformity, and the exercise of agency / Corinne C. Datchi -- Women, incarceration, and reentry: the revolving door of prisons / Elizabeth A. Lilliott, Elise M. Trott, Nicole C. Kellett, Amy E. Green, and Cathleen E. Willging -- Girls in juvenile detention facilities: zones of abandonment / Kendra R. Brewster and Kathleen M. Cumiskey -- Part II. Specific populations of justice-involved women and girls : Transwomen in the criminal justice system: sans justice / Alexis Forbes and Kevin L. Nadal -- Lesbian, bisexual, questioning, gender-nonconforming, and transgender (LBQ/GNCT) girls in the juvenile justice system: using an intersectional lens to develop gender-responsive programming / Angela Irvine, Aisha Canfield, and Jessica Roa -- Women, poverty, and the criminal justice system: cyclical linkages / Erica G. Rojas, Laura Smith, and Randolph M. Scott-McLaughlin II -- Undocumented Mexican women in the U.S. justice system: immigration, illegality, and law enforcement / Anna Ochoa O'Leary -- Women and the criminal justice system: a psychology of men perspective / Jonathan Schwartz and Jennifer Bahrman -- Conclusion : Gender, psychology, and justice: the case for systemic change / Julie R. Ancis and Corinne C. Datchi.

"Women and girls' contact with the justice system is often influenced by gender-related assumptions and stereotypes. The justice practices of the past 40 years have been largely based on conceptual principles and assumptions (including personal theories about gender) more than scientific evidence about what works to address the specific needs of women and girls in the justice system. Because of this, women and girls have limited access to equitable justice and are increasingly caught up in outdated and harmful practices, including the net of the criminal justice system. [This book] uses psychological research to examine the experiences of women and girls involved in the justice system. Their experiences, from initial contact with justice and court officials, demonstrate how gender intersects with race, class, and sexual orientation to impact legal status and well-being. The volume also explains the role psychology can play in shaping legal policy, ranging from the areas of corrections to family court and drug court. [The authors analyze] girls' and women's experiences in the justice system. It reveals the practical implications of training and interventions grounded in psychological research, and suggests new principles for working with women and girls in legal settings."-- Provided by publisher.

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