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In Conflict with the Law Women and the Canadian Justice System Adelberg, Ellen; Currie, Claudia Publisher:  Press Gang, Vancouver, Canada Year Published:  1994   First Published:  Pages:  301   Price:  $18.95   ISBN:  0-88974-054-2 Resource Type:  Book "timely and incisive critique of women and the Canadian justice system. Written from a feminist perspective, the collection is organized into three thematic sextions: Federal Imprisonment of Women -- Past, Present and Future; Images and Realities -- Profiles of Women Offenders; and Theoretical Considerations about Women in Conflict with the Law." "Among the highlighted issues are prostitution, Battered Woman Syndrome as a defence for women who kill abusive partners, Aboriginal women's significant contributions to prison reform, media stereotypes of women in prison, and a progress report on the implementation of recommendations from the 1990 Task Force on Federally Sentenced Women" Topics Aboriginal Women Battered Women Correctional Institutions Penal System Prisons Prostitution Women in Prison Women's Issues/Justice Women's Issues/Legal

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