About the Contributors

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I. Women and Girls in Various Justice Settings
6. 1. Women and Family Court 23
7. 2. Women, Domestic Violence, and the Criminal Justice System 48
8. 3. Women, Sex Trafficking, and the Justice System 75
9. 4. Women and Adult Drug Treatment Courts 101
10. 5. Women, Incarceration, and Reentry 127
11. 6. Girls in Juvenile Detention Facilities 151
12. Part II. Specific Populations of Justice- Involved Women and Girls
13. 7. Transwomen in the Criminal Justice System 177
14. 8. Lesbian, Bisexual, Questioning, Gender- Nonconforming, and Transgender (LBQ/GNCT) Girls in the Juvenile Justice System 200
15. 9. Women, Poverty, and the Criminal Justice System 224
16. 10. Undocumented Mexican Women in the U.S. Justice System 254
17. 11. Women and the Criminal Justice System 280
18. Conclusion: Psychology, and Justice 302
19. About the Contributors 311
20. Index 315