Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice

Walklate, Sandra

ISBN 10: 1903240409 / ISBN 13: 9781903240403

Edité par Willan Pub, 2001

The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR004640140

Synopsis :

This book provides a lucid and highly accessible introduction to gender issues in crime and criminal justice, central to any understanding of crime and criminal justice policy. It deals with a wide range of issues within criminology and victimology from the way in which the fear of crime is debated to the way in which the law operates in a gendered fashion. It replaces and updates her earlier book "Gender and Crime: An Introduction" (1995). "Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice" is divided into three main sections, addressing theoretical issues (especially masculinity and feminism); substantive issues (looking particularly at the relationship between risk, criminality and masculinity, and sexual violence); and questions of policy, examining gender in the criminal justice professions, and in government criminal justice policy. The book concludes with an overview of the themes raised in the book, special attention being paid to recent work on the unhappy juxtaposition of sex, race and class.

Présentation de l'éditeur: The first edition of this book provided a lucid and highly acclaimed introduction to gender issues in crime and criminal justice, central to any understanding of crime and criminal justice policy and practice. This second edition has been updated to take full account of recent developments, particularly in the areas of policing, crime prevention, restorative justice and legislation relating to sexual offenses and the nature and impact of crime on women - in particular the Sexual Offences Act 2003. The book is divided into three main sections. The first considers different ways of theorizing about gender and the relative impact of this on thinking about crime and criminal victimization; the second considers some of the evidence in relation to people's gendered experiences of crime and criminal victimization; and the third considers how those working within the criminal justice system, and the policies that are put in place, work to sustain or change those experiences of crime and criminal victimization in relation to gender.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice
Éditeur : Willan Pub
Date d'édition : 2001
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Good