Routledge International Handbook of Crime and Gender Studies (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Renzetti, Claire; Gover, Angela; Miller, Susan

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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. These are complemented by 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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136836862
• Artikelnr.: 38273320

Autorenporträt

Claire M. Renzetti is the Judi Conway Patton Endowed Chair in the Center for Research on Violence Against Women, and Professor of Sociology, at the University of Kentucky. She is editor of the journal, Violence Against Women; co-editor of the Interpersonal Violence book series for Oxford University Press; and editor of the Gender, Crime and Law book series for Northeastern University Press. Her recent research focuses on religiosity and intimate partner violence, and the provision of services for domestic sex trafficking victims. Susan L. Miller is Professor Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware. Her research interests are in gender and crime, violence against women, and restorative justice. Her most recent book, After the Crime: The Power of Restorative Justice Dialogues between Victims and Violent Offenders (New York University Press, 2011) received the Best Book Award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences in 2012. Angela R. Gover is a Professor in the School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado Denver. Her research interests include gender and crime, victimization, and intimate partner violence. Gover's recent work has appeared in Violence Against Women, Violence and Victims, and the Journal of Interpersonal Violence.

Inhaltsangabe

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