The gender of crime [electronic resource] / Dana M. Britton.
Britton, Dana M.
2011
HV6046 .B825 2011eb
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Title The gender of crime [electronic resource] / Dana M. Britton.
Author Britton, Dana M.
ISBN 9781442209718 (electronic bk.)
9781442209695
9781442209701 (pbk.)
Imprint Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, c2011.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (viii, 184 p.) : ill.
Call Number HV6046 .B825 2011eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 364.3
Summary This book introduces the concept of how gender shapes our understanding of every aspect of crime. Moving beyond criminological theories and research that have often neglected gender, this book shows that gender is central to the definition, prosecution, and sentencing of crimes, that it shapes how victimization is experienced and understood, and that it structures the institutions of the criminal justice system and the experiences of workers within that system. Discussing the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality with crime and punishment, this book demonstrates that crime, victimization, and crime control are never generic, they are instead produced and experienced by gendered (and race, and classed, and sexualized) actors within contexts of social inequality. This book highlights key concepts and encourages critical thinking through a range of real-life examples, from school violence to corporate crime.
Note Description based on print version record.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Series Gender lens series.
Available in Other Form Gender of crime.
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A gender lens on criminology
Gender and criminal offending
Gender and the criminal justice system
Gender and crime victimization
Gender and work with crime
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