Gendering criminology : crime and justice today /

"Gendering Criminology explores issues pertaining to victimization, individuals involved in the criminal-legal system and those working within in the system that are unique to females, males and individuals within the LGBTQIA (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual) commu...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Clevenger, Shelly (Author), Navarro, Jordana N. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Crime > Sex differences.
Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration.
Sexual minorities > Crimes against.
Discrimination sexuelle dans l'administration de la justice pénale.
Minorités sexuelles > Crimes contre.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The story of gender : definitions, origins, and current issues
  • The why and how : theories of gender, crime, and victimization
  • "Manly" crimes : the relationship between masculinity and criminality
  • "Ladies only :" an examination of women and crime
  • At the margins : criminalization within the LGBTQIA+ communities
  • Gender-based online victimization
  • "Boys will be boys" and "sugar and spice" : the relationship between gender and victimization
  • The victimization of individuals who identify as LGBTQIA+
  • Policing crime : how gender influences arrest decisions and court cases
  • The Gendered nature of punishment
  • "Boys' club :" gender and employment in the criminal-legal system
  • Gender, crime, and the media.

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