Routledge International Handbook of Crime and Gender Studies.

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Criminological research has historically been based on the study of men, boys and crime. As a result, the criminal justice system's development of policies, programs, and treatment regimes was based on the male offender. It was not until the 1970s that some criminologists began to draw attentio...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Renzetti, Claire M.
Other Authors: Miller, Susan L., Gover, Angela R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Series:Routledge international handbooks.
Subjects:
Crime.
Crime > Sex differences.
Female offenders.
Criminelles.
Crime
Crime > Sex differences
Female offenders
Criminologia.
Dones delinqüents.
Llibres electrònics.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Criminological research has historically been based on the study of men, boys and crime. As a result, the criminal justice system's development of policies, programs, and treatment regimes was based on the male offender. It was not until the 1970s that some criminologists began to draw attention to the neglect of gender in the study of crime, but today, the study of gender and crime is burgeoning within criminology and includes a vast literature. The Routledge International Handbook of Crime and Gender Studies is a collection of original, cutting-edge, multidisciplinar.
Physical Description:1 online resource (337 pages).
ISBN:9781136836862
1136836861

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