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The Oxford handbook of gender, sex, and crime / edited by Rosemary Gartner and Bill McCarthy.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Oxford handbooks in criminology and criminal justice.
- The Oxford handbooks in criminology and criminal justice
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Crime--Sex differences.
- Crime.
- Crime--Sociological aspects.
- Criminal behavior.
- Female offenders.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (745 pages)
- Other Title:
- Handbook of gender, sex, and crime
- Gender, sex, and crime
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This title offers an unparalleled and comprehensive view of the connections among gender, sex, and crime in the United States and in many other countries. Its insights illuminate both traditional areas of study in the field and pathways for developing cutting-edge research questions.
- Contents:
- Cover; The Oxford Handbook of Gender, Sex, and Crime; THE OXFORD HANDBOOKS IN CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; The Oxford Handbook of Gender, Sex, and Crime; Chapter 1 Introduction; Part IConceptual Issues/Current Controversies; Chapter 2 Doing Crime as Doing Gender?; Chapter 3 Intersectionality and the Study of Sex, Gender, and Crime; Chapter 4 Sexual Violence; Chapter 5 Back to Basics; Chapter 6 Feminist Criminologies' Contribution to Understandings of Sex, Gender, and Crime; Chapter 7 Explaining the Volte-Face
- Part IIHistorical Perspectives and PatternsChapter 8 Long-Term Trends in Female and Male Involvement in Crime; Chapter 9 A Historical Perspective on Criminal Justice Responses to Female and Male Offending; Chapter 10 Gender, Sex, and Intimate-Partner Violence in Historical Perspective; Chapter 11 Masculinities and Crime in Historical Perspective; Chapter 12 Sexual Violence in Historical Perspective; Chapter 13 Crimes Related to Sexuality and Reproduction; Part IIIPsycho-and Sociobiological Perspectives; Chapter 14 Evolutionary Perspectives on Sex, Gender, and Crime
- Chapter 15 Biological Perspectives on Sex Differences in Crime and Antisocial BehaviorChapter 16 Developmental Perspectives; Part IVSocial Science Perspectives and Research; Chapter 17 Adolescent Crime and Victimization; Chapter 18 Gender and Offending in a Life Course Context; Chapter 19 Intimate-Partner Violence; Chapter 20 Violence Against Children in Families; Chapter 21 Violence Against Sexual and Gender Minorities; Chapter 22 Sex, Gender, and Homicide; Chapter 23 Organized Crime; Chapter 24 Street Gangs; Chapter 25 White-Collar and Corporate Crime
- Chapter 26 Sex Work, Gender, and Criminal JusticeChapter 27 Complicating the Immigration-Crime Nexus; Part VReactions to Crime; Chapter 28 The Benefits and Penalties of Gender for Criminal Justice Processing Outcomes Among Adults and Juveniles; Chapter 29 Sex, Gender, and Imprisonment; Chapter 30 Media, Gender, Sex, and Crime; Part VIGender, Sex, and Crime Globally; Chapter 31 Empirical Vacuum; Chapter 32 The Legal Regulation of Sex and Sexuality; Chapter 33 Honor Killings; Chapter 34 Beyond Rape; Chapter 35 State Rape and the Crime of Genocide; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on June 30, 2014).
- ISBN:
- 9780199397297
- 0199397295
- 9780199983698
- 0199983690
- 9780199838714
- 0199838712
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