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Female serial killers in social context : criminological institutionalism and the case of Mary Ann Cotton /
This book explores how institutions such as the family, economy and religion shaped the environment and social integration of 19th century serial killer Mary Ann Cotton. It will equip criminologists with a methodological toolkit for performing institutional analysis.
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Auteurs principaux: | , |
| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Bristol :
Policy Press,
2015.
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| Collection: | Policy Press shorts. Research.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Preface; 1. The trouble with female serial killers; Introduction; Questions of definition; Making sense of female serial killers; Mary Ann Cotton ; 2. Intersections and institutions: new pathways in making sense of female serial killers; Introduction; Intersectionality: missing pieces in the puzzle of female serial murder; From the intersectional to the institutional: towards a 'bigger picture'; Criminology and institutionalism; A new route towards understanding female serial killers; 3. Development of the case study; IntroductionThe foundations of a method; A case study ; Data collection and analysis; 4. Mary Ann's social roles ; Introduction; Wife ; Mother and stepmother ; Worker ; Acquisitive criminal; Murderer ; 5. An institutional understanding of Mary Ann and future directions for research ; Introduction; Towards a new understanding of female serial killers; An institutionally embedded serial killer; Institutional mediation beyond Mary Ann; References; Index.