Women in Criminal Justice is Book Four in the Durvile True Cases Series and in it, Canadian women judges and criminal lawyers tell of cases that they have found particularly challenging. Some were disquieting/perplexing or had surprising turns, many are high-profile, and many continue to have interesting social or personal effect. Unique to this book, are distinctly women's perspectives, and many chapters deal with sexual assault, Indigenous, child protection and motherhood, mental health, LGBTQ+, immigration, terrorism, and other vitally pertinent issues of the decade. Royalties go to Indigenous youth writing and filmmaking workshops through the NWT Literacy Council.

The Rt. Hon. Beverley McLachlin The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin was appointed Chief Justice of Canada on Jan. 7, 2000. She is both the first woman in Canada to hold this position and the longest serving Chief Justice of Canada. She retired on Dec. 15, 2017. William Trudell William Trudell is the Chair of the Canadian Council of Criminal Defence Lawyers, a Fellow of The American College of Trial Lawyers, and recipient of The Law Society Medal. He practices at Simcoe Chambers in Toronto. Lorene Shyba Dr. Lorene Shyba is publisher of Durvile Publications and UpRoute Books and Media. She has been on faculty at McMaster University, University of Montana, and University of Calgary. She is proud to be a builder and purveyor of Canadian knowledge.

Hon. Susan Lang on flawed forensic evidence Hon. Nancy Morrison on a horrendous case of sexual abuse Hon. Lise Maisonneuve on the emerging role of women in criminal law Hon. Danielle Côté on the pressures of Judging Hon. Iona Jaffe on the Toronto 18 terrorism case Senator Kim Pate on the plight of an Indigenous woman in prison Jennifer Briscoe on the Fly-in Squad in Canada's far North Catherine Dunn on Indigenous victims of domestic violence Kaysi Fagan on a woman caught in the world of drug trafficking Deborah Hatch on the ubiquitousness of wrongful convictions Karen Hudson on people in the gallery of criminal justice Barbara Jackman on immigration and human rights Lucie Joncas on interacting with a population at risk Susan Kyle on being a Crown and a mother Jill Presser on the fight for LGBTQ+ justice Rosellen Sullivan on a 13-year-old's loss of innocence Jennifer Trehearne on interaction of courts and mental disorders