Katherine Stuart van Wormer is Professor Emerita of Social Work at the University of Northern Iowa. Her academic work has been mostly in the areas of human rights and addiction treatment. She earned her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Georgia and an MSSW from the University of Tennessee, Nashville.

Clemens Bartollas is Professor of Sociology at the University of Northern Iowa, where he has taught criminology for 35 years. He has written more than 50 texts, biographies, monographs, and articles. He earned his Ph.D. from the Ohio State University.

This book presents an up-to-date analysis of women as victims of crime, as individuals under justice system supervision, and as professionals in the field.

Preface; Part I: Introduction; 1. Theoretical Perspectives on Women and the Criminal Justice System; Part II: Female Crime and Delinquency; 2. Women, Girls, and Crime; 3. Gender-Specific Programming for Female Offenders; 4. Delinquency Across the Life Course; Part III: Drug Addiction, Prison, and Restoration; 5. Women, Substance Abuse, and Criminal Justice; 6. The Prison Environment; 7. Restorative Justice for Female Victims and Offenders; Part IV: Women as Victims and Survivors; 8. Sexual Assault and Rape; 9. Wife and Partner Abuse; 10. Women's Victimization: Global Perspectives, Co-Authored with Dheeshana Jayasundara; Part V: Women as Professionals; 11. Women in Law Enforcement; 12. Women in the Legal Profession; 13. Women in Corrections; 14. Summary and Trends for the Future