Rethinking Gender, Crime, and Justice: Feminist Readings
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (897 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0195330307 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 278 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Claire M. Susan L. Lynne Goodstein is at the University of Connecticut. Joseph's University. . Renzetti is at St. Miller is at the University of Delaware
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"Operating with a feminist perspective, this anthology concisely and critically evaluates the major perspectives on women and crime, situating the study of women and crime within mainstream criminology, exposing how the study of women and crime has been dealt with historically and in contemporary times."--Gwen Hunnicutt, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Esteemed criminologists Claire M. Rethinking Gender, Crime, and Justice demonstrates how our notions of gender, race, and class influence both how society defines crime as well as how offenders commit crimes and are "treated" for their actions.The book includes a rich variety of national and global perspectives. Miller's volume of original essays covers a broad range of topics of interest to those who study women, crime, and criminal justice. They challenge students to question their assumptions about criminality, victimization, and how such situations are--and should be--approached.Rethinking Gender, Crime, and Justice covers issues that are frequently left out of traditional criminology texts. Renzetti, Lynne Goodstein, and Susan L. This collection is designed to deepen students' understanding about the essential role that gender plays in the commission of--and societal responses to--criminal behavior. The essays in this collection are engagingly and accessibly written. Contributors include leading scholars of crime and justice such as Ronet Bachman, Joanne Belknap, Jeanne Flavin, James Messerschmidt, Jody Miller, and Merry Morash. Coverage includes:* What distinguishes feminist criminology from mainstream criminology.* Why a