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“The Invisible Woman should be a required text for every Criminal Justice student. It provides an in-depth look at women in the criminal justice system from a feminist perspective that examines women offenders to women practitioners in the field. The approach is very appealing, especially in our current political climate.”
“The Invisible Woman is the authority, in my opinion, for discussions about gender and crime…It is a straightforward and compelling text that applies a feminist perspective in understanding complex issues, involving women and gender, crime, offending, victimization, and the practitioner experience.”
"I appreciate that this text offers a balance of addressing theory, offending, victimization, and women’s participation in criminal justice institutions. The text’s commitment to a feminist perspective provides a welcome distinction from other currently available books.”
“The text provides informative and insightful information on what’s happening with women while providing strategic activities on how to improve the visibility of women to ensure programs, services, and promote their role in society.”
“The Invisible Woman is the best book out there to date.”
This book was used in the previous iteration of this course and has a lot of the themes I want touch upon as well. It explains the disparity of women and the justice system whether it be corrections, policing or the courts effectively
Several chapters in this text addresses intersectionality, masculinity and categorizing young girls and women in the context of how this course is taught. The book is a compliment to journal articles and popular culture readings assigned in this class.