Wrongful convictions of women : when innocence isn't enough / Marvin D. Free Jr., Mitch Ruesink.

By:

Free, Marvin D [author]

Contributor(s):

Ruesink, Mitch [author]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2016.Description: viii, 313 pages ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781626375062 (hbk : alk. paper)

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

KF9756 F87 2016

Contents:

Women and wrongful convictions -- Child abuse -- When women kill -- The war on drugs -- Property crimes and beyond -- Looking back, moving forward

Summary: "Marvin Free and Mitch Ruesink reveal the distinctive role that gender dynamics so often play in the miscarriage of justice. Examining more than 160 cases involving such charges as homicide, child abuse, and drug-related offenses, the authors explore systemic failures in both policing and prosecution. They also highlight the intersecting roles of gender and race. Demonstrating how women encounter circumstances that are qualitatively different than those of men, the authors illuminate unique challenges facing women in the criminal justice system." - Provided by publisher

List(s) this item appears in: Print Books 2021

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Books	Ladislao N. Diwa Memorial Library Gender and Development Corner	Non-fiction	RUS KF9756 F87 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Room use only	76824		00076808

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-308) and index.

Women and wrongful convictions -- Child abuse -- When women kill -- The war on drugs -- Property crimes and beyond -- Looking back, moving forward

"Marvin Free and Mitch Ruesink reveal the distinctive role that gender dynamics so often play in the miscarriage of justice. Examining more than 160 cases involving such charges as homicide, child abuse, and drug-related offenses, the authors explore systemic failures in both policing and prosecution. They also highlight the intersecting roles of gender and race. Demonstrating how women encounter circumstances that are qualitatively different than those of men, the authors illuminate unique challenges facing women in the criminal justice system." - Provided by publisher

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