| The Gender of Crime Contributor(s): Britton, Dana M. (Author), Jacobsen, Shannon K. (Author), Howard, Grace E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1442262222 ISBN-13: 9781442262225 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $37.62 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Gender Studies - Social Science | Criminology |
| Dewey: 364.37 |
| LCCN: 2017018434 |
| Series: Gender Lens |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.65 lbs) 198 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Gender of Crime introduces readers to how gender shapes our understanding of every aspect of crime-from defining what crime is to governing how crime is punished. The second edition of this award-winning book maintains the accessible, reader-friendly narrative of the first edition with key updates and new material throughout, including increased focus on the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality in crime and punishment; more attention to LGBTQ issues; additional coverage of gender and crime on college campuses; and more. This dynamic and provocative book illustrates how gender is central to the definition, prosecution, and sentencing of crimes, that it shapes how victimization is experienced and understood, and how it structures the institutions of the criminal justice system and the experiences of workers within that system. The Gender of Crime demonstrates that crime, victimization, and crime control are never generic-they are instead produced and experienced by gendered (and raced, and classed, and sexualized) actors within contexts of social inequality. This book highlights key concepts and encourages readers to think through a range of compelling real-life examples, from school violence to corporate crime. The second edition of The Gender of Crime is essential reading for students of gender and sexuality, sociology, criminology, and criminal justice. |