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1 online resource (248 pages) |
Series |
Global Issues in Crime and Justice |
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Global issues in crime and justice.
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Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures, tables and map; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; SECTION I Global forces; 1 Theory and method; 2 Women, development and globalization; 3 International law, human rights, international organizations and women and criminal justice; SECTION II Violence against women; 4 Violence against women in peacetime; 5 Violence against women in conflict and postconflict settings; 6 Sex work, prostitution and trafficking for sexual exploitation; SECTION III Justice for women; 7 Women and offending; 8 Women and incarceration |
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9 Women as justice professionals10 Conclusions and the way forward; Films; Biographies; Index |
Summary |
This is the first fully internationalized book to focus on women as offenders, victims and justice professionals. It provides background, as well as specialized information that allows readers to comprehend the global forces that shape women and crime; analyze different types of violence against women (in peacetime and in armed conflict); and grasp the challenges faced by women in justice professions such as the police, the judiciary and international peacekeeping. Provocative, highly topical, engaging and written by an expert in the field, this book examines the role of w |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Female offenders.
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Women -- Crimes against.
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Criminal justice, Administration of.
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Feminist criminology.
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Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
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Criminal justice, Administration of
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Female offenders
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Feminist criminology
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Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration
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Women -- Crimes against
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781135005757 |
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1135005753 |
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