The gender of crime / Dana M. Britton, Shannon K. Jacobsen, and Grace Howard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Britton, Dana M., author.

Jacobsen, Shannon K., 1965- author.

Howard, Grace, 1988- author.

Series:

Gender lens series

The gender lens series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Female offenders.

Criminals.

Sex role--Social aspects.

Sex role.

Victims of crimes.

Physical Description:

viii, 190 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]

Summary:

The Gender of Crime introduces readers to how gender shapes our understanding of every aspect of crime-from defining what crime is to governing how crime is punished. The second edition of this award-winning book maintains the accessible, reader-friendly narrative of the first edition with key updates and new material throughout, including increased focus on the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality in crime and punishment; more attention to LGBTQ issues; additional coverage of gender and crime on college campuses; and more. This dynamic and provocative book illustrates how gender is central to the definition, prosecution, and sentencing of crimes, that it shapes how victimization is experienced and understood, and how it structures the institutions of the criminal justice system and the experiences of workers within that system. The Gender of Crime demonstrates that crime, victimization, and crime control are never generic-they are instead produced and experienced by gendered (and raced, and classed, and sexualized) actors within contexts of social inequality. This book highlights key concepts and encourages readers to think through a range of compelling real-life examples, from school violence to corporate crime. The second edition of The Gender of Crime is essential reading for students of gender and sexuality, sociology, criminology, and criminal justice. Book jacket.

Contents:

A gender lens on criminology

Gender and criminal offending

Gender and the criminal justice system

Gender and crime victimization

Gender and work in the criminal justice system.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Britton, Dana M., author. Gender of crime

ISBN:

9781442262218

1442262214

9781442262225

1442262222

OCLC:

987212626