Gender and Crime
Patterns in Victimization and Offending
Published on 1. December 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-8147-3675-3 (ISBN)
Description
While rates of violent victimization have declined, women are still much more likely than men to be attacked by an intimate partner. Simultaneously, women's involvement in the criminal justice system, as arrestees and sentenced offenders, is increasing. Criminologists are struggling to understand these patterns of offending and victimization and how they can be prevented. Composed of original contributions by many of the top scholars in criminology, these essays will help to transform our understanding of women's relation to crime.
Composed of original contributions by many of the top scholars in criminology, these essays will help to transform our understanding of women's relation to crime.
Contributors: Jennifer L. Castro, Stephen A. Cernkovich, Sarah Curtis-Fawley, Kathleen Daly, Laura Dugan, Jill A. Dienes, Rosemary Gartner, Carole Gibbs, Peggy C. Giordano, Karen Heimer, Gwen Hunnicutt, Candace Kruttschnitt, Gary LaFree, Janet L. Lauritsen, Ross Macmillan, Bill McCarthy, Jody Miller, Christopher W. Mullins, Callie Marie Rennison, Nancy Rodriguez, Sally S. Simpson, Hilary Smith, Stacy Wittrock, Halime UEnal, and Marjorie S. Zatz.
Composed of original contributions by many of the top scholars in criminology, these essays will help to transform our understanding of women's relation to crime.
Contributors: Jennifer L. Castro, Stephen A. Cernkovich, Sarah Curtis-Fawley, Kathleen Daly, Laura Dugan, Jill A. Dienes, Rosemary Gartner, Carole Gibbs, Peggy C. Giordano, Karen Heimer, Gwen Hunnicutt, Candace Kruttschnitt, Gary LaFree, Janet L. Lauritsen, Ross Macmillan, Bill McCarthy, Jody Miller, Christopher W. Mullins, Callie Marie Rennison, Nancy Rodriguez, Sally S. Simpson, Hilary Smith, Stacy Wittrock, Halime UEnal, and Marjorie S. Zatz.
Reviews / Votes
"The overall quality of this collection is excellent." (Criminal Justice Review) "Relying on recent work by a virtual who's who in the study of gender and crime, this book does exactly what is needed to significantly advance our thinking about the structure of the gender-crime nexus." - Valerie Jenness,co-author of Making Hate a Crime: From Social Movement to Law Enforcement "Gender and Crime is an exceptionally strong collection that focuses on the deep intersection of criminological theory and gendered violence. Through multiple lenses of sociological inquiry, this volume gifts us with a wealth of new perspectives on gendered violence." - Jeffrey Fagan,co-editor of The Changing Borders of Juvenile Justice: Transfer of Adolescents to the Criminal CoMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
449 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8147-3675-3 (9780814736753)
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Karen Heimer is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Iowa.
Karen Heimer is Professor of Sociology and Criminology, Collegiate Fellow in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, and Distinguished Research Fellow of the Public Policy Center at the University of Iowa. She is the co-editor of Gender and Crime: Patterns in Victimization and Offending (NYUP 2005).
Candace Kruttschnitt is in the Department of Sociology at the University of Toronto and is the co-author of Marking Time in the Golden State: Women's Imprisonment in California.
Karen Heimer is Professor of Sociology and Criminology, Collegiate Fellow in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, and Distinguished Research Fellow of the Public Policy Center at the University of Iowa. She is the co-editor of Gender and Crime: Patterns in Victimization and Offending (NYUP 2005).
Candace Kruttschnitt is in the Department of Sociology at the University of Toronto and is the co-author of Marking Time in the Golden State: Women's Imprisonment in California.
Content
Introduction: New Insights into the Gendered Nature of Crime and Victimization Karen Heimer and Candace KruttschnittPart I: Gendered Offending: Pathways, Situations, and Social Contexts1 In and Out of CrimePeggy C. Giordano, Jill A. Deines, and Stephen A. Cernkovich2 Stuck Up, Telling Lies, and Talking Too MuchJody Miller and Christopher W. Mullins3 No Place for Girls to GoHilary Smith, Nancy Rodriguez, and Marjorie S. Zatz4 Killing One's ChildrenRosemary Gartner and Bill McCarthy5 The Crimes of PovertyKaren Heimer, Stacy Wittrock, and Halime UnalPart II: Gendered Victimization: Trajectories, Social Contexts, and Justice6 The Violent Victimization of WomenCandace Kruttschnitt and Ross Macmillan7 Predictors of Violent VictimizationLaura Dugan and Jennifer L. Castro8 Female and Male Homicide Victimization TrendsGary LaFree and Gwen Hunnicutt9 Restorative Justice for Victims of Sexual AssaultKathleen Daly and Sarah Curtis-FawleyPart III: Intersectionalities: Gender, Race, Poverty, and Crime10 Making Sense of Intersections Sally S. Simpson and Carole Gibbs11 The Role of Race and Ethnicity in Violence against Women Janet L. Lauritsen and Callie Marie RennisonContributors Index