INTRODUCTION
DEFINTION OF KEY CONCEPTS
For the purpose of this paper gender will be defined as a social construction that is ever changing on a continuum of masculinity and femininity (CJ 654, 2005). Gender is something that individuals practice by acting certain ways established in gender roles (CJ 654, 2005). An example of these roles would be women as housewives, being dependent on the man, and being seen as helpless and in need of protection and men being out in the workforce, playing sports, and being tough. Discrimination will be defined as an action based on the stereotypes and prejudice of a certain group of people (Barak, 2001). Discrimination may occur at all levels of the criminal justice system including, police practices, court processing, sentencing, and conviction. Paternalism also needs to be defined when speaking to the issue of gender inequality. Paternalism refers to the "females need to be protected from their own good" (McShane and Williams, 1999: 251).......

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Title: Agender Comcepts
Approximate Word Count: 1982
Approximate Pages: 8 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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