Skiffer, La Tanya
La Tanya Skiffer is Assistant Professor in the Sociology Department at California State University – Dominguez Hills. She earned her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
2009 0-7734-4916-7The majority of criminological literature focuses on male inmates using quantitative methods. This is the only work that examines black female offenders' perceptions of the etiology of crime.
Price: $139.95
2011 0-7734-3938-2
This book critically evaluates the media for manifest and latent content of its rhetoric, particularly, as it pertains to California’s “Three Strikes and You’re Out” legislation. It offers new insight into the intersection of mass media’s crime coverage and its influence on readers.
Price: $99.95