The Invisible Woman: Gender, Crime, and Justice

by Joanne Belknap

THE INVISIBLE WOMAN: GENDER, CRIME, AND JUSTICE is the definitive guide for the women and the criminal justice system course. The textbook covers topics ranging from female offenders to female victims. of crime to female employees of the criminal justice system.

Genres: Nonfiction, Feminism, School

544 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1995

Reviews

[Jess · Rating 2 out of 5]

The text was dry and it didn't feel very organized. I thought it was difficult to read, but I really enjoyed learning about the subject. I will be looking for better quality books on women & crime that are more clear and engaging.

[Hannah Penrod · Rating 3 out of 5]

Strong, compelling content presented in a way that wasn't dense or boring to read- hard to find in a textbook! Beware typos EVERYWHERE though. I expect better quality for an expensive textbook.

[Hanna Belle · Rating 2 out of 5]

This has the potential to be an interesting criminal justice book focusing on women within the system but it failed to captivate me. It is basically just lists of study after study with no substance around the studies; there was no explanation for them as to why they are relevant. This is a very dense book and I was disappointed with that. There was also a lot of typos which is troubling for a college level textbook!

[Mandalyn Middlebrook · Rating 4 out of 5]

I did not finish this textbook (pg 221/418). As far as readability goes, citations were often presented amongst the information and made it difficult to read. There were many typos in the kindle version. I simply did not have time to read it and complete school work. The pages I did read increased my knowledge in this area. The portrayal and explanation of gendered contexts in the CLS were profound.

GBA, “often intrinsically linked to sexuality,” includes victimization via forced/coerced sterilization, abortion, or pregnancy of women and girl inmates. “eroticism male violence against women and girl, or at least use it as entertainment value.”

“This large study on the adult institutions reported… inmates experiencing sexual violence totaled 4.5% of the Nation’s prisoners”

“Studies of rape and IPA survivors have a difficult time determining who is most at risk because the focus of research has often been on what is unusual about the survivors rather than what it is about offenders that makes them likely to rape (anyone) and/or abuse their partners”