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Women, Crime and Criminology (Routledge Revivals) - A Feminist Critique (Paperback)
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Women, Crime and Criminology (Routledge Revivals) - A Feminist Critique (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Revivals
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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, and the sociology of deviance, by investigating female
crime from a committed feminist position. Examining the types of
offences committed by female offenders, Smart points to the
fallacies inherent in a reliance on official statistics and shows
the deficiencies of the popular argument that female emancipation
has caused an increase in female crime rates. She deals with
studies of prostitution and rape and considers the treatment of
women - as offenders and victims - by the criminal law, the police
and courts, and the penal system. Particular attention is given to
the question of lenient treatment for female offenders with the
conclusion that women and girls are, in some important instances,
actually discriminated against in our legal and penal systems. The
relationship between female criminality and mental illness is
discussed and the author concludes by dealing with some of the
problems inherent in developing a feminist criminology.
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