Routledge International Handbook of Crime and Gender Studies

ISBN-13: 9780415782166 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 318 str.

Claire M. Renzetti; Susan Miller; Angela Gover

Opis

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, multidisciplinary essays which provide a thorough overview of the history and development of research on gender and crime, covering topics based around: theoretical and methodological approaches gender and victimization gender and offending gendered work in the criminal justice system future directions in gender and crime research. Alongside these essays are boxes which highlight particularly innovative ideas or controversial topics - such as cybercrime, restorative justice, campus crime, and media depictions. A second set of boxes features leading gender and crime researchers who reflect on what sparked their interest in the subject. This engaging and thoughtful collection will be invaluable for students and scholars of criminology, sociology, psychology, public health, social work, cultural studies, media studies, economics and political science.

Spis treści

Preface.  Introduction.  Part I: Theoretical and Methodological Approaches to the Study of Gender and Crime  1. Historical and International Developments in Conceptualizing Gender and Crime.  Topical Box 1.1: Media, Crime and Gender.  Biographical Box 1.1: Frances Heidensohn  2. Moving Research to Practice: Unlikely Partners in the Conduct of Ethical Research.  Biographical Box 2.1: Bonnie S. Fisher  Part II: Gender and Victimization  3. Theoretical Explanations for Gender Differences in Fear of Crime: Research and Prospects.  Topical Box 3.1: Campus Crime.  Biographical Box 3.1: Betsy Stanko  4. At the Intersections: Race, Gender and Violence.  Topical Box 4.1: Gender-motivated Hate Crimes.  Biographical Box 4.1: Susan Caringella  5. The Gendered Nature of Violence: An International Focus.  Topical Box 5.1: Militarism and Violence Against Women.  Biographical Box 5.1: Julie Stubbs  6. Gendered Pathways to Crime: The Relationship Between Victimization and Offending.  Topical Box 6.1: Life Course Perspectives and Desistance in Offending.  Biographical Box 6.1: Joanne Belknap  Part III: Gender and Offending  7. Prostitution: The Gendered Crime.  Topical Box 7.1: Human Trafficking.  Biographical Box 7.1: Jody Miller  8. A Gendered View of Violence.  Topical Box 8.1: Gender and Gang Membership.  Biographical Box 8.1: Meda Chesney-Lind  9. A Twenty-First Century Look at Gender, Drug Use and Theft.  Biographical Box 9.1: James W. Messerschmidt  10. Where are All the Women in White-Collar Crime?.  Topical Box 10.1: Understanding the Gender Gap in Computer Hacking.  Biographical Box 10.1: Martin D. Schwartz  11. Sentencing and Punishment.  Topical Box 11.1: Restorative Justice.  Biographical Box 11.1: Kimberly J. Cook  12. Corrections, Gender-Specific Programming, and Offender Re-Entry.  Topical Box 12.1: Crime and Homelessness.  Biographical Box 12.1: Merry Morash  Part IV: Gendered Work in the Criminal Justice System  13. Policing Styles, Officer Gender, and Decision Making.  Biographical Box 13.1: Vernetta D. Young  14. Gender and Minority Representation at the Bar and on the Bench.  Biographical Box 14.1: Nicole Rafter  15. From Resistance to Integration: The Influence of Gender in the Corrections Work Environment.  Biographical Box 15.1: Christine E. Rasche  Part V: Future Directions in Gender and Crime Research  16. Gaps in Knowledge and Emerging Areas in Gender and Crime Studies.  Topical Box 16.1: Gender and Terrorism