The following chapters - displacement, missing relatives, health, sexual violence, landmines and explosive remnants of war, taking up arms, detention, girls and war - look at the major risks and challenges that women and girls face during war, and some of the ICRC’s responses.
Two criminologists challenge the characterization of the new 'bad girl' arguing that it is only a new attempt to punish girls who are not the stereotypical depiction of good. Through interviews with young women, educators and people in the criminal justice system, this publication exposes the formal and informal systems of socio-cultural control imposed on girls.
Written by leading scholars, this collection of original articles examines women as offenders, professionals, and victims. This reader explores current issues—including the increase in women’s imprisonment rates, women as rape survivors, women who kill in abusive relationships, and women working within the criminal justice system. Eleven new articles as well as numerous updated articles keep this the most current reader on women, law, and criminal justice.