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Peer reviewedKlein, Dorie – Crime and Delinquency, 1981
Violence against women is identified as an outcome of the social structure and ideology of gender domination, particularly related to reproduction, sexuality and nurturance. Feminist strategies to achieve liberation through the criminal justice system must take into account the limitations of its structure. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Battered Women, Crime, Females
Rubenstein, Daniel – 1982
This paper reviews the literature on the elderly prisoner, defined in the majority of studies as 50 or 55 years of age. A discussion from several surveys dealing with the numbers of older adult felons is presented and the crimes that brought these older men to prison are described. Some of the characteristics of older prisoners are discussed,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Age Differences, Cohort Analysis, Correctional Institutions
Download full textMason, Patrick L. – 1996
This literature review examines evidence on the relationship between African American male economic potential in the formal sector of the economy and transitions in African American family structure and marital stability. This review also provides insight into the crime, unemployment, family structure, and race debate. Competing theoretical…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Black Family, Crime, Demography
