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Murder in black and white: a crime and media story in antebellum Louisiana

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This article examines how race and gender influenced the criminal justice process in antebellum New Orleans. The author, analyzing a murder tiral, argues the media's portrayal of the victim's female slave and wife demonstrate a patriarchal society that penetrated the judicial system.

Author: Fisher-Giorlando, Marianne; Dotter, Daniel
Publisher: Haworth Press, Inc.
Publication Name: Women & Criminal Justice
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0897-4454
Year: 2003
Public affairs, Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities, Louisiana, Justice & Safety-Total Govt, Social aspects, Murder, Media coverage, Criminal justice, Administration of, Administration of criminal justice, 19th century AD, Murder trials

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Women, crime and drugs: testing the effect of therapeutic communities

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Issues are discussed regarding the effect of social support system's on the female drug addict's ability to stay free of drugs and crime after release from prison. CREST, a Delsaware prison-based therapeutic community is used as an example.

Author: Farrell, Amy
Publisher: Haworth Press, Inc.
Publication Name: Women & Criminal Justice
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0897-4454
Year: 2000
Delaware, Research, Analysis, Drug use, Criminal rehabilitation, Rehabilitation of criminals, Drug abuse and crime, Women criminals

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Standardized Testing Is Ruining My Son's Education

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A mother speaks out on the standardized testing and how it is, in her opinion, ruining education as schools are teaching for the tests.

Author: Levine, Beth
Publisher: Gruner & Jahr USA Publishing
Publication Name: Rosie
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 1534-696X
Year: 2001
Usage, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Examinations, Test validity, Educational tests, Mother and child, Mother-child relations, Educational tests and measurements

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