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Zusatztext 70952503 Informationen zum Autor Frances Heidensohn is Visiting Professor in the Sociology Department at London School of Economics, and Emeritus Professor of Social Policy at the University of London. She is also the General Editor of the British Journal of Sociology. Klappentext This book provides a key text for students seeking to understand feminist and gendered perspectives on criminology and criminal justice, bringing together the most innovative research and work which has taken the study of the relationship between gender and justice into the twenty-first century. It is essential reading for students taking courses in criminology and criminal justice, and anybody else wishing to understand the complex and changing relationship between gender and justice. Zusammenfassung Intended for students seeking to understand feminist and gendered perspectives on criminology and criminal justice, this book is organised into sections on gender and offending behaviour, gender and the criminal justice system and fresh concepts and approaches. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. New Perspectives and Established Views Part One: Gender and Offending Behaviour Brief Introduction 2. Drug Use and the Discovery of Gender 3. Gender Differences in Self-Reported Offending 4. Schoolbags at Dawn 5. Regulating Prostitution: Controlling Women's Lives 6. Stigmatised Women: Relatives of Serious Offenders and the Broader Impact of Crime Part Two: Gender and the Criminal Justice System Brief Introduction 7. Gender Considerations in Remand Decision-Making 8. 'Bad Girls' or 'Mad Girls' ¿ The Coping Mechanisms of Female Young Offenders 9. A Gendered Irish Experiment ¿ Grounds for Optimism? 10. The Reforming Prison: A Canadian Tale Part Three: New Concepts and Approaches Brief introduction 11. Gender, Genes and Crime: An Evolving Feminist Agenda 12. Gender and Crime: A Human Rights Perspective 13. Gender, Justice and Human Rights in Post-Colonial Zimbabwe and South Africa 14. Another Look at Lady Bountiful: Reform, Gender and Organisations ...
