Flowers, Ronald B

Examines the participation of females in criminal and deliquent activities in the 1980s and 1990s, investigating who the women are, where they come from, what crimes they commit and why, and what elements characterize the incarceration of female offenders.

Presents brief descriptions of notorious murder cases in the U.S. from the 1900s to the 1990s, as well as alphabetized biographical sketches of famous killers and victims.