Violence, Gender and Justice

Klappentext This comprehensive text provides an overview of the relationship between violence, gender, crime and justice. It brings together theory with contemporary cases to enable the reader to understand the key concepts, issues and connections involved. Zusammenfassung This comprehensive text provides an overview of the relationship between violence! gender! crime and justice. It brings together theory with contemporary cases to enable the reader to understand the key concepts! issues and connections involved. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introducing Violence, Gender and Justice ¿Cold-blooded lies¿ Mediating Sex ¿n Violence Intimacy, Secrets and Statistics Gendering Criminology? Confronting Violence People, Policies and Places The Family of Man The Law, the Courts and Conviction Embodying Violence Masculinity, Culture and Crime Conclusions The Cost of Gendered Crime

Product details

• Authors: Kirsty Welsh, Welsh Kirsty, Maggie Wykes, Maggie Welsh Wykes, Maggie/ Welsh Wykes
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.12.2008
• EAN: 9781412923361
• ISBN: 978-1-4129-2336-1
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Gender studies, gender groups, Violence in society, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Violence and abuse in society