1st Edition
Women, Crime and Criminology (Routledge Revivals) A Feminist Critique
By Carol Smart
Copyright 1977
222 Pages
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Routledge
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226 Pages
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First published in 1977, Women, Crime and Criminology 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,... Read more
Introduction; 1. The nature of 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 criminology; Appendix I; Appendix II; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Biography
Smart, Carol
