NCJ Number
239147
Journal
Women & Criminal Justice Volume: 22 Issue: 1 Dated: January-March 2012 Pages: 68-88
Date Published
January 2012
Length
21 pages
Annotation
This study provides a summary of patterns and trends in the American Society of Criminology presentations on women, crime, and criminal justice.
Abstract
The authors of this study conducted a content analysis of presentations on women, crime, and criminal justice at the annual meetings of the American Society of Criminology from 1999 through 2008 to determine not only the range of topics that were presented on women and crime but also who made the presentations. By focusing on presentations of research on women, crime, and criminal justice, the authors attempt to determine whether these areas are more or less likely to be recognized, explored, and discussed. Findings suggest that (a) the issues of women, crime, and criminal justice were included in 16.13 percent of American Society of Criminology conference presentations during the period of study, and the annual percentage of presentations on these topic areas has remained constant; (b) although there is a wide array of topics in the presentations on women and crime, the most frequently addressed topics and rarely addressed topics are constant over the years; and (c) presentations on and about gender issues have been conducted primarily by female scholars. (Published Abstract)