Taking advantage of the fact that women are more accurately represented in official crime statistics today than they were when the first edition was published in 1975, Simon and Ahn-Redding, both affiliated with the department of public affairs at American University, present current demographic data on arrest, conviction, and prison statistics in this third edition of a resource for teachers and researchers in criminology and criminal justice. They examine issues such as women's labor force participation, and trends in how female crime statistics are reported. The book is for those working in criminal justice, sociology, psychology and economics. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)