Women and the law : the American way / Roslyn Muraskin -- Women professionals in criminal justice : a global perspective / Edith E. Flynn -- Wife abuse in South Korea / Merry Morash [and others] -- Gender and crime across social contexts : the case of the United States and Finland / Candace Kruttschnitt -- Discrimination against women under the nationality laws : case studies for Egypt and Lebanon / Nawal H. Ammar -- Wife rape in Great Britain / Kate Painter and David P. Farrington -- From arrest avoidance to mandatory arrest : some historic social and legal forces that have shaped police spouse abuse policies in the United States / Martin L. O'Connor -- Violence against women in the Caribbean / Zelma Henriques and Janice Joseph -- Research note : gender differences in crime / Jolanta Juszkiewicz -- Conclusion / Roslyn Muraskin