| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 208 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Routledge revivals.
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Routledge revivals.
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| Note |
Previous edition: 1976. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-204) and indexes. |
| Contents |
1. The nature of the female criminality -- 2. Classical studies of female criminality -- 3. Contemporary studies of female criminality -- 4. Prostitution, rape and sexual politics -- 5. The treatment of female offenders -- 6. Women, crime and mental illness -- 7. Redressing the balance: women and crimionlogy. |
| Summary |
This book presents a feminist critique of classical and contemporary theories of female criminality. It addresses the issue that criminology literature has, throughout history, been predominantly male-oriented, always treating female criminality as marginal to the proper study of crime in society. Carol Smart explores a new direction in criminology, and the sociology of deviance, by investigating female crime from a committed feminist position. Examining the types of offences committed by female offenders, Smart points to the fallacies inherent in a reliance on official statistics and shows the deficiencies of the popular argument that female emancipation has caused an increase in female crime rates. She deals with studies of prostitution and rape and considers the treatment of women by the criminal law, the police and courts, and the penal system. Particular attention is given to the question of lenient treatment for female offenders with the conclusion that women and girls are, in some important instances, actually discriminated against in our legal and penal systems. The relationship between female criminality and mental illness is discussed and the author concludes by dealing with some of the problems inherent in developing a feminist criminology. |
| Access |
Limited user access: 1 user |
| Subject |
Criminology.
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Criminology. |
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Female offenders.
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Female offenders. |
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Female offenders -- Great Britain.
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Great Britain. |
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Female offenders -- United States.
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United States. |
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Feminist theory.
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Feminist theory. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Feminist theory. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Smart, Carol. Women, crime, and criminology 9780415644174 (OCoLC)848686937 |
| ISBN |
9781136161452 (electronic book) |
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1136161457 (electronic book) |
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9780203079676 (e-book) |
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0203079671 (e-book) |
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9780415644174 |
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0415644178 |
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9781136161469 (e-book ; PDF) |
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1136161465 |
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9781136161414 (e-book ; Mobi) |
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1136161414 |
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9780415644211 (paperback) |
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0415644216 |
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