Doing Justice, Doing Gender
Women in Legal and Criminal Justice Occupations
Second Edition
- Susan Ehrlich Martin - Chevy Chase, Maryland
- Nancy C. Jurik - Arizona State University, USA
June 2007 | 296 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
'Martin and Jurik provide a clear body of evidence illuminating the gendered nature of criminal justice occupations. Of the multitude of feminist works on this topic, this is one of the best analyses available.'ùCRIMINAL JUSTICE REVIEWDoing Justice, Doing Gender: Women in Legal and Criminal Justice Occupations is a highly readable, sociologically grounded analysis of women working in traditionally male dominant justice occupations of law, policing, and corrections. This Second Edition represents not only a thorough update of research on women in these fields, but a careful reconsideration of changes in justice organizations and occupations and their impact on womenÆs justice work roles over the past 40 years. New to the Second Edition:áá Introduces a wider range of workplace diversity and experiences: An expanded sociological theoretical framework grasps the interplay of gender, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation in understanding workplace identities and inequities. Provides a better understanding of the centrality of gender issues to understanding the legal and criminal justice system in general: This edition further connects womenÆs work experiences to social trends and consequent changes in legal system and in criminal justice agencies. Offers a more international perspective: More material is included on women lawyers, police, and correctional officers in countries outside the U.S. Intended Audience:áá This is an excellent supplemental text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses such as Gender &BAD:amp; Work; Women and Work; Sociology of Work and Occupations; Women and the Criminal Justice System; and Gender Justice in the departments of Sociology, Criminal Justice, WomenÆs Studies, and Social Work.
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction: Changes in Criminal Justice, Occupations, and Women in the Workplace
2. Explanations for Gender Inequality in the Workplace
3. The Nature of Police Work and Women's Entry Into Law Enforcement
4. Women Officers Encountering the Gendered Police Organization
5. Women Entering the Legal Profession: Change and Resistance
6. The Organizational Logic of the Gendered Legal World and Women Lawyers' Response
7. Women in Corrections: Advancement and Resistance
8. Gendered Organizational Logic and Women CO Response
9. Doing Justice, Doing Gender Today and Tomorrow: Occupations, Organizations, and Change
References
List of Cases Cited
Index
About the Authors
"Martin and Jurik provide a clear body of evidence illuminating the gendered nature of criminal justice occupations. Of the multitude of feminist works on this topic, this is one of the best analyses available."
—CRIMINAL JUSTICE REVIEW
Georgia State University
I am not going to use this text for the Spring 2015 semester; however, I may still use it for the Fall 2015 semester.
Law Police Science Dept, John Jay Clg Of Criminal Just
January 20, 2015