Contributions

  • Sommers, Ira Brant. - Contributor

Publication

1997 - Westview Press, Boulder, CO, Colorado

Language

English

Word Count

48,000 words, Guess

Page Count

192 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number97030633
  • Goodreads517847

Classifications

  • DDC364.3/74/0973
  • LCCHV6791 .B37 1997

Description

Unlike the outcry over street crime committed by males, concerns about women and violence have centered primarily on their roles as victims of sexual and physical violence committed by strangers and by males in intimate relationships. Rarely is violence by women considered in the development or testing of theories of aggression. This book provides a detailed account of the criminal careers of 170 women who committed violent street crimes in New York City, describing their entry into criminal activities, their development into persistent street criminals, and, for some, their eventual transition out of street crime.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Crime & society

Other Editions

  • Casualties of community disorder: women's careers in violent crimeWestview Press1997-01-01

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