Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice

Name: Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9781138656376
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By Kate Fitz-Gibbon and Sandra Walklate

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Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice examines the intricate relationship between gender and crime, exploring the gendered nature of both criminal behaviour and victimisation. Thoroughly revised, this new edition addresses theories in feminist criminology, gendered victimisation, sexual and domestic violence, and male dominance in the criminal justice system. It also highlights gender perspectives in law and policy, with expanded coverage of international contexts, particularly the global south, and emerging ideas around risk and security. Essential for advanced studies in gender and crime.
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This book is ideal for advanced students and researchers in criminology, feminist studies, social policy, and criminal justice. It is particularly suited for those engaged with gender-focused courses and for professionals in law or criminal justice seeking a comprehensive understanding of gendered dynamics in crime and policy.

This book examines the relationship between gender and crime and explores both the gendered nature of crime alongside the gendered nature of criminal victimisation and covers theory, policy and practice.

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This book examines the relationship between gender and crime and explores both the gendered nature of crime alongside the gendered nature of criminal victimisation. Covering theory, policy, and practice, this new edition has been fully revised to reflect the wider changes, development, and influence of gendered thinking in these areas.

It brings together a range of key issues, including:

Theories and concepts in feminist criminology,
Gender and victimisation,
Sexual and domestic violence,
Male dominance in the criminal justice system,
Gendered perspectives in law and criminal justice policy.

New to the third edition is increased coverage of gender and crime in an international perspective, particularly within the global south, and emerging concepts of risk and security. This is essential reading for advanced courses on gender and crime, women and crime, and feminist criminology.

Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice is a comprehensive exploration of these critical issues.

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Experts praise the book as an essential resource that maps the gendered dimensions of criminal justice, including offending, victimisation, policing, and prisons. The accessible yet detailed analysis has been commended for combining historical and contemporary perspectives, making it vital for students, scholars, policy makers, and practitioners interested in gender and criminal justice globally.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138656376

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 June 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Edition: 3rd edition

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 400g

Pages: 222

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Education & Reference Kate Fitz-Gibbon Non-Fiction Sandra Walklate

About the Author

Kate Fitz-Gibbon is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology, researcher in the Monash Gender and Family Violence program and an Honorary Research Fellow at the School of Law and Social Justice at the University of Liverpool. She is recognised as a leading researcher in family violence, legal responses to lethal violence, and the effects of homicide law and sentencing reform in Australian and international jurisdictions. In 2015 she received the prestigious Peter Mitchell Churchill Fellowship to examine innovative and best practice legal responses to the prevention of intimate homicide in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.

Sandra Walklate is Eleanor Rathbone Chair of Sociology at the University of Liverpool and conjoint Chair of Criminology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. She is Editor in Chief of the British Journal of Criminology and in July 2014 was awarded the British Society of Criminology’s outstanding achievement award. She also holds an adjunct professorial role at QUT in Brisbane. She has been researching criminal victimisation since the early 1980s with a particular focus on gendered violence(s) and the fear of crime.