Feminism and Criminal Justice - A Historical Perspective

Zusatztext 'From an historical point of view! this is an interesting and wonderful book to read.' - Abiola Onatade! The Magistrate Informationen zum Autor ANNE LOGAN is Lecturer in Social History at the University of Kent, UK. She has written on gender and the criminal justice system. Klappentext This book provides a comprehensive study of the neglected story of the involvement of the women's movement with criminal justice policy in the 20th century. Taking the topic from the 'suffragette' era to the early days of 'second-wave' feminism, the book argues that criminal justice policy has been a continual concern for feminists. Zusammenfassung This book provides a comprehensive study of the neglected story of the involvement of the women's movement with criminal justice policy in the 20th century. Taking the topic from the 'suffragette' era to the early days of 'second-wave' feminism, the book argues that criminal justice policy has been a continual concern for feminists. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Feminism and Criminal Justice Reform Juvenile Justice Women in the Criminal Courts Women in the Penal System Feminism and the Care of Victims Conclusion

List of contents

Introduction Feminism and Criminal Justice Reform Juvenile Justice Women in the Criminal Courts Women in the Penal System Feminism and the Care of Victims Conclusion

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'From an historical point of view, this is an interesting and wonderful book to read.' - Abiola Onatade, The Magistrate

Product details

• Authors: A. Logan, Anne Logan
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2008
• EAN: 9780230572546
• ISBN: 978-0-230-57254-6
• No. of pages: 221
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; Sex, B, Gender Studies, Education, Feminism, Equality, Criminology, Clinical psychology, Social Structure, Social Inequality, Social groups and identities, Social Structure, Gender studies, gender groups, Feminist Theory, Feminism and feminist theory, Criminology and Criminal Justice, general, Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Popular Science in Education, care;criminal justice;feminism;women