crime and media

Corrections has been a field dominated primarily by men. Women entering in this field have had to struggle against the resistance presented when entering these types of jobs. Criminal justice and women have been terms that have not been heavily associated. However women do play a major role in the criminal justice system, whether they are the offenders, victims or criminal justice professionals. The role of women in criminal justice often depicts women as the …

…recruited. Although this article didn’t really talk about women in the adjudication process, women who are judges and police officers still face the same type of discrimination. Women who are police officers have this additional element in their careers. Not only do they have to deal with the stress that the job may present they have to did with external factors that the job brings. Things like discrimination and unfair treatment in the workplace.