Category: CJS 339: Women in Criminal Justice
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Munchausen Syndrome/Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy and Women in Criminal Justice
The following is a link to a group project I helped with as part of the class Women and Criminal Justice: https://sites.google.com/site/cjs339group6/
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Preventing Child Marriage: A Complex Cultural Battle
The following is a mini-paper written for my Women in Criminal Justice class. This is the first time I’ve done any research on–or, to be honest, really been aware of–the problem of child marriage. I didn’t have space to really deal with this in the rich, complex way I would…
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Women in Criminal Justice Article Review: Somvadee and Morash
Somvadee, C., & Morash, M. (2008). Dynamics of sexual harassment for policewomen working alongside men. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management, 31(3), 485-498 1. Main Thesis: Somvadee and Marsh identified that many policewomen report being sexually harassed even if they do not identify it as such; they…
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Women in Criminal Justice Article Review: Bagley and Merlo
Bagley, K., & Merlo, A. V. (2006). Regulating and controlling women’s bodies. In A. V. Merlo & J. M. Pollock (Eds.), Women, law, and social control (2 ed., pp. 64-87). Boston: Pearson Allyn Bacon. 1. Main Thesis: Bagley and Merlo argue that official control over women’s bodies—particularly during pregnancy—has increased…
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Women in Criminal Justice Article Review: Snyder, Gabbard, May, and Zulcis
Snyder, C. S., Gabbard, W. J., May, J. D., & Zulcis, N. (2006). On the battleground of women’s bodies: Mass rape in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Journal of Women and Social Work, 21(2), 184-195. 1. Main Thesis: Snyder, Gabbard, May, and Zulcis argue that we should consider the social and cultural patterns that…

