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Perceptions of Female Offenders - How Stereotypes and Social Norms Affect Criminal Justice Responses (Hardcover, 2013 ed.) Loot Price: R2,658
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Perceptions of Female Offenders - How Stereotypes and Social Norms Affect Criminal Justice Responses (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)

Brenda Russell

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Female offenders are often perceived as victims who commit crimes as a self-defense mechanism or as criminal deviants whose actions strayed from typical 'womanly' behavior. Such cultural norms for violence exist in our gendered society and there has been scholarly debate about how male and female offenders are perceived and how this perception leads to differential treatment in the criminal justice system. This debate is primarily based upon theories associated with stereotypes and social norms and how these prescriptive norms can influence both public and criminal justice response. Scholars in psychology, sociology, and criminology have found that female offenders are perceived differently than male offenders and this ultimately leads to differential treatment in the criminal justice system. This interdisciplinary book provides an evidence based approach of how female offenders are perceived in society and how this translates to differential treatment within the criminal justice system and explores the ramifications of such differences. Quite often perceptions of female offenders are at odds with research findings. This book will provide a comprehensive evidence-based review of the research that is valuable to laypersons, researchers, practitioners, advocates, treatment providers, lawyers, judges, and anyone interested in equality in the criminal justice system.

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Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin: United States
Release date: December 2012
First published: 2013
Editors: Brenda Russell
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 198
Edition: 2013 ed.
ISBN-13: 978-1-4614-5870-8
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Social, group or collective psychology
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General
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LSN: 1-4614-5870-6
Barcode: 9781461458708

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