Female Criminals: An Examination and Interpretation of Female Offending

ISBN-13: 9781466566934 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 400 str.

Venessa Garcia

Opis

This book presents the historical, legal, and social aspects of female criminals and their offenses. It focuses mainly on the United States but also discusses female criminality around the world. It explores the treatment and experiences of female criminals within the context of the social, legal, and criminal justice systems in which they operate. Chapters highlight sociodemographic characteristics, explore myth and legends about notorious female criminals, and discuss the impact of drugs on criminality. The book also discusses gender-specific crimes, and issues related to apprehension and processing.

Spis treści

Gendered Justice: Constructing Womanhood and Crime. Crime: A Historical Perspective. Gendered Justice. Social Constructionism. Intersectionalities. The Scope of Female Criminality. The Nature and Extent of Female Crime. Sociodemographic Characteristics of Female Offenders. Theoretical Explanations of Female Criminality. Myth and Early Ideologies. Early Legal and Social Traditions. Religious Traditions. Early Female Crime. Witch Hunts. Criminalization of Women‘s Alcohol Consumption. Criminalization of Poverty and Sexuality. The War on Drugs. Witches, Midwifery, and Healers. Motivations in the Use of Drugs. The Domestic Cage and Drug Use. Women and the Illicit Drug Economy. Women‘s Violence. Family Violence. Gangs and Gang Violence. Murder. Serial Murder. Gender-Specific Crimes. Prostitution. Abortion. Fetal Rights. Pregnancy and Drugs. Apprehending and Processing Female Criminals. Women and the Criminal Justice System. Policing Female Offending. Women in Court. Correcting Female Offending. Women‘s Crime around the World. Europe. Australia. Asia. Africa. Looking to the Future. Changing Ideologies. Changing Laws. Gender Convergence or Gender Divergence. Responding to Female Victimization.