Violence, gender and justice
Material type: TextPublication details: Los Angeles ; London : SAGE, 2009Description: ix, 193 pISBN: 1412923360 (hbk.); 9781412923361 (hbk.); 1412923379 (pbk.); 9781412923378 (pbk.)Subject(s): Violence | Violence in women | Women | Sex discrimination in criminal justice administrationDDC classification: 303.6Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Reference Books | Main Library Reference | Reference | 303.6 WYK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 011951 |
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Included Index
1. Introducing Violence, Gender and Justice --
2. 'Cold-blooded Lies' : Mediating Sex 'n Violence --
3. Intimacy, Secrets and Statistics --
4. Gendering Criminology? --
5. Confronting Violence : People, Policies and Places --
6. The Family of Man --
7. The Law, the Courts and Conviction --
8. Embodying Violence : Masculinity, Culture and Crime --
9. Conclusions : The Cost of Gendered Crime.
This comprehensive text provides an overview of the relationship between violence, gender, crime and justice. It brings together theory with contemporary cases to enable the reader to understand the key concepts, issues and connections involved. -- back cover.
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