BOOK REVIEW ESSAY

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TWELVE WOMEN DETECTIVE STORIES, edited by Laura Marcus. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. Reviewed by Frankie Y. Bailey.

MURDER MOST RARE: THE FEMALE SERIAL KILLER, by Michael D. Kelleher and C. L. Kelleher. Westport, CT: Praeger, 1998. Reviewed by Frankie Y. Bailey.     

FILM REVIEW ESSAY

This work analyzes three so‐called anti‐racist films of the 1990s; American History X, A Time to Kill, and Higher Learning. Although each film discusses why racial hatred is problematic, a variety of underlying themes contradict the message of racial tolerance. Racial hatred is depicted as largely a group phenomenon perpetrated by individuals who elect or learn to hate. Each film portrays white characters as the heroes in the struggle for racial equality, while showing black characters in stereotypical fashion. Additionally, white supremacists are allowed verbally to present their position much more frequently and more passionately than are those who are already racially tolerant. This research analyzes these and other examples of white supremacist hegemony in these three films, and discusses implications for viewers.     

BOOK REVIEW ESSAY

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COUNSELING WOMEN IN PRISON, by Joycelyn M. Pollock. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1998. Reviewed by Dorothy S. McClellan

FEMALE OFFENDERS: CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES AND EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS, by Ruth T. Zaplin, Editor. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishers, Inc., 1998. Reviewed by Dorothy S. McClellan     

REVIEW ESSAY:

The Social Contexts of Criminal Sentencing by Martha A. Myers and Susette Talarico.
Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System by Joan Petersilia.
The Myth of a Racist Criminal Justice System by William Wilbanks.     

BOOK REVIEW ESSAY

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MATERNAL JUSTICE: MIRIAM VAN WATERS AND THE FEMALE REFORM TRADITION, by Estelle B. Freedman. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996. Reviewed by Dorothy Moses Schulz.

TORONTO'S GIRL PROBLEM: THE PERILS AND PLEASURES OF THE CITY, 1880-1930, by Carolyn Strange. Toronto, Can.: University of Toronto Press, 1995. Reviewed by Dorothy Moses Schulz.

THE “GIRL PROBLEM”: FEMALE SEXUAL DELINQUENCY IN NEW YORK, 1900-1930, by Ruth M. Alexander. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1995. Reviewed by Dorothy Moses Schulz.     

WINNING ESSAY: 1998 LAW SCHOOL ESSAY CONTEST

Courts are frequently confronted with children who, regardless of court orders, refuse to visit their noncustodial parents. This article examines the possible alternatives to holding a child, or parent, in contempt for such behavior. Furthermore, solutions and ideas that better serve the needs of children and parents in these highly volatile family situations will also be explored .