Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 259 g
Female Lawbreakers and the Criminal Justice System
Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 259 g
ISBN: 978-0-415-03725-9
Verlag: Routledge
A useful theoretical analysis of the discourse surrounding women's deviancy. Based on hundreds of interviews with magistrates, solicitors, psychiatrists, probabtion officers, and particularly female lawbreakers themselves this book is key for those studying criminology and women's studies as well as for practitioners.
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Introduction 1 THEORIZING WOMEN’S EXPERIENCES 2 RULES AND AUTHORITY 3 NOT MAD ENOUGH, NOT BAD ENOUGH: FIFTEEN FEMALE LAW-BREAKERS 4 INVISIBLE WOMEN? 5 GUILTY WOMEN? 6 TREATABLE WOMEN? 7 MANAGEABLE WOMEN? 8 LISTENING TO WOMEN—A FOOTNOTE? 9 WOMEN OFFENDERS OR OFFENDING WOMEN? Appendix: researching women