Gender and Crime
eBook - ePub

Gender and Crime

A Human Rights Approach

  1. 368 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Gender and Crime

A Human Rights Approach

About this book

This book is a comprehensive and critical introduction to the field of gender and crime, re-thinking the key themes and debates within a human rights framework.

Integrating empirical, theoretical and policy-related material, this Second Edition has been significantly updated, and now includes;

  • Full consideration of the 2010-2015 Coalition Government and its effect on gender and crime within England and Wales
  • A new chapter relating criminological theory to gender and crime
  • A new chapter discussing the history of gender and crime
  • A new chapter analysing contemporary issues in gender and crime in a globalised world
  • Fully updated learning features including; Chapter Overviews, Key Words, Study Questions, Chapter Summaries, Key Further Readings and a Glossary.

Gender and Crime: A Human Rights Approach is essential reading for students studying criminology, sociology, social policy and gender studies.

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Information

Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9781473902183
eBook ISBN
9781473965942
Edition
2
Topic
Sciences sociales
Subtopic
Criminologie

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Publisher Note
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Contents
  8. About the Authors
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Discover the Key Approaches to Criminology Website
  11. 1 Introduction
  12. Part I Gender and Crime in Context
  13. 2 Theorizing Gender and Crime
  14. 3 Gender, Crime and History
  15. 4 Contemporary Issues in Gender and Crime in a Globalized World
  16. Part II Out of Control
  17. 5 Women as Offenders
  18. 6 Men as Offenders
  19. Part III In Need of Care
  20. 7 Women as Victims
  21. 8 Men as Victims
  22. Part IV In Control
  23. 9 Gender and Criminal Justice Workers
  24. 10 The Criminal Justice System: A Gendered Site
  25. 11 Conclusions
  26. Glossary
  27. References
  28. Index
  29. Publisher Note

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