CiNii Books - Understanding gender, crime, and justice

Why are there pronounced gender differences in rates of criminal victimization? Does gender influence the response of the criminal justice system and other parts of the community to offenders and to crime victims? What part does gender play in the etiology of illegal activities committed by both males and females? Understanding Gender, Crime, and Justice takes a contemporary look at such questions and considers areas that are often neglected in other books on gender, crime, and justice. In the last three decades, there has been an explosion of theory and related research relevant to gender, crime, and justice. Author Merry Morash, a well-known feminist scholar in the field of criminal justice, acquaints readers with key breakthroughs in criminological conceptualization and theories to explain the interplay between gender and both crime and justice. Understanding Gender, Crime, and Justice pays special attention to race, ethnicity, and immigrant groups, and provides a unique comparative perspective. Key Features Includes first-person accounts from crime victims, workers in the justice system, male lawbreakers, and women engaged in prostitution to give insight into a diversity of experiences and standpoints Parallels the effects of gender and sexual orientation in laws, in patterns and causes of victimization, and in the responses of the justice system to both victims and offenders Integrates international examples to place U.S. experiences in a comparative perspective and to show gender inequities on a worldwide scale Provides numerous photos-unique for a text of this type-to portray people of all sorts in various regions of the world Includes Web site recommendations for further exploration of chapter topics Understanding Gender, Crime, and Justice is an ideal textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses that focus on women and criminal justice. The book is also a valuable asset for gender courses in sociology and for women's studies programs.

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Preface 1. Key Questions About Gender, Crime and Justice Criteria used to select the theories that will be described Postmodern themes Brief overview Key terms Early theoretical work Injustices in Prior Policies and Practices Advances in Theory Ways of Knowing about gender, crime and justice Ways of Thinking about Gender, Crime, and Justice Organization of the chapters Key Terms Review and Discussion 2. Gender and the Law Introduction Laws against gender-relate victimization Laws related to reproduction and child protection Laws against prostitution Pornography and the law International law Law prohibiting consensual sexual activity between same sex adults Limits of the law Conclusion Key Terms Review and Discussion Websites to Explore 3. Gender-Related Victimization Description of gender-related victimization Fear and Everyday Violence Naming forms of gender-related victimization Denial of victimization Explaining gender-related victimization Immigration through marriage: The confluence of structural inequality, culture, and gender stereotypes Victimized offenders Effects of gender- and sexual orientation-related victimization Conclusion Key Terms Review and Discussion Websites to Explore 4. Social Movements and the Response to Victims of Gender-Related Crime Activists and social movements The Feminist Movement Movement activities aimed at diverse populations International priorities Backlash Conclusion Key Terms Review and Discussion Websites to explore 5. The Influence of Context and Individual Differences on Responses to Gender - Related Victimization Community characteristics and response to victims Organizational context and response to victims Individual-level influences on responses to victims Recasting victims as offenders Transforming the victim through court talk The media Victims exercising agency Constraints on agency Decisions about victims of gender-related crimes Too much criminal justice system? Conclusion Key Terms Review and Discussion Websites to explore 6. Explanations of Illegal Behavior Gender differences in amount and type of illegal behavior Economic marginalization Public policy and involvement in crime Questions answered by macro-level explanations The life course and pathways perspectives Gender identity and crime Biological explanations for females' and males' illegal behavior Offenders exercising agency in choosing to break the law Conclusion Key Terms Review and Discussion Websites to explore 7. Gender and Response to Lawbreakers Introduction Macro-level influences on responses to lawbreakers Organizational context and response to people who break the law Correctional and punitive responses Individual Level Explanations of Responses to Offenders Offenders' exercising agency: personal resources and decisions Conclusion Key Terms Review and Discussion Websites to explore 8. Advances and Challenges in Understanding Gender, Crime, and Justice Overview of advances Global perspective and globalization The relevance of context Intersections Agency and empowerment Complex theories Transgressing academic fields and theories within fields Gender and sexual orientation Research approaches Final comments on justice Public policy, legislation, and change Conclusion Key Terms Review and Discussion Websites to Explore Definitions References

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