Description
| Product ID: | 9783030874872 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Gender, Crime and Justice |
| Authors: | Author: Lizzie Seal |
| Page Count: | 271 |
| Subjects: | Gender studies, gender groups, Gender studies, gender groups, Crime and criminology, Criminal law: procedure and offences, Crime & criminology, Criminal law & procedure |
| Description: | This textbook takes a gender inclusive and intersectional feminist approach to examining key topics related to gender, crime and justice. This textbook takes a gender inclusive and intersectional feminist approach to examining key topics related to gender, crime and justice. It provides an overview and critical discussion of contemporary issues and research in this area suitable for use in undergraduate and postgraduate degree modules. A key feature of the book is its use of films, television series and documentaries to illustrate the concepts and findings from criminological research on gender, crime and justice. After outlining the meaning of gender and the perspective of intersectional feminism, it has chapters focused on interpersonal and sexual violence, sex work and the night-time economy, street crime, crimes of the powerful, policing and the courts, prison and community penalties and a final chapter on extreme punishment and abolitionist futures. It speaks to students and academics in criminology, sociology and gender studies. |
| Imprint Name: | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
| Publisher Name: | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-11-16 |
