Venessa Garcia

Female Criminals

An Examination and Interpretation of Female Offending

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book presents the historical, legal, and social aspects of female criminals and their offenses. It focuses mainly on the United States but also discusses female criminality around the world. It explores the treatment and experiences of female criminals within the context of the social, legal, and criminal justice systems in which they operate. Chapters highlight sociodemographic characteristics, explore myth and legends about notorious female criminals, and discuss the impact of drugs on criminality. The book also discusses gender-specific crimes, and issues related to apprehension and processing.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 453g
• ISBN-13: 9781466566934
• ISBN-10: 1466566930
• Artikelnr.: 40492002

Inhaltsangabe

Gendered Justice: Constructing Womanhood and Crime. Crime: A Historical
Perspective. Gendered Justice. Social Constructionism. Intersectionalities.
The Scope of Female Criminality. The Nature and Extent of Female Crime.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of Female Offenders. Theoretical
Explanations of Female Criminality. Myth and Early Ideologies. Early Legal
and Social Traditions. Religious Traditions. Early Female Crime. Witch
Hunts. Criminalization of Women`s Alcohol Consumption. Criminalization of
Poverty and Sexuality. The War on Drugs. Witches, Midwifery, and Healers.
Motivations in the Use of Drugs. The Domestic Cage and Drug Use. Women and
the Illicit Drug Economy. Women`s Violence. Family Violence. Gangs and Gang
Violence. Murder. Serial Murder. Gender-Specific Crimes. Prostitution.
Abortion. Fetal Rights. Pregnancy and Drugs. Apprehending and Processing
Female Criminals. Women and the Criminal Justice System. Policing Female
Offending. Women in Court. Correcting Female Offending. Women`s Crime
around the World. Europe. Australia. Asia. Africa. Looking to the Future.
Changing Ideologies. Changing Laws. Gender Convergence or Gender
Divergence. Responding to Female Victimization.