| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 184 pages) |
| Series |
Gender lens series |
|
Gender lens series.
|
| Contents |
A gender lens on criminology -- Gender and criminal offending -- Gender and the criminal justice system -- Gender and crime victimization -- Gender and work with crime -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
The Gender of Crime introduces students to how gender shapes our understanding of every aspect of crime. Moving beyond criminological theories and research that have often neglected gender, this dynamic and provocative book shows that gender is central to the definition, prosecution, and sentencing of crimes, that it shapes how victimization is experienced and understood, and that it structures the institutions of the criminal justice system and the experiences of workers within that system. Discussing the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality with crime and punishment, this bo |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-177) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Female offenders.
|
|
Criminals.
|
|
Sex role -- Social aspects
|
|
criminals.
|
|
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
|
|
Criminals
|
|
Female offenders
|
|
Sex role -- Social aspects
|
|
Frauenkriminalität
|
|
Kriminalität
|
|
Geschlechtsunterschied
|
|
Criminologie.
|
|
Sekseverschillen.
|
|
Kriminalität.
|
|
Geschlecht.
|
|
Geschlechtsunterschied.
|
|
Kriminologi -- genus -- Förenta staterna -- 2000-talet.
|
|
Könsdiskriminering.
|
|
Brottslingar.
|
|
Brottspåföljder.
|
|
USA
|
| Form |
Electronic book
|
| ISBN |
9781442209718 |
|
1442209712 |
|
1283056933 |
|
9781283056939 |
|
1442209690 |
|
9781442209695 |
|
1442209704 |
|
9781442209701 |
|
