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02421aam a2200337 i 4500 001 E354EEC6CD0111ECB5E908A224ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220506010041 008 211027s2022 sz b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 3030874877 020 $a 9783030874872 035 $a (OCoLC)1285692258 040 $a UKMGB $b eng $e rda $c UKMGB $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d GZU $d OCLCO $d YDX $d OCLCO $d SILO 050 4 $a HV6250.4 W65 S43 2022 100 1 $a Seal, Lizzie, $d 1977- $e author. $1 https://isni.org/isni/0000000114809343 245 10 $a Gender, crime and justice / $c Lizzie Seal. 264 1 $a Cham, Switzerland : $b Palgrave Macmillan, $c [2022] 300 $a vii, 271 pages ; $c 21 cm 505 0 $a 1. Introduction -- 2. Interpersonal Violence.-3. Sexual Violence -- 4. Sex Work and the Night-time Economy -- 5. Street Crime, Gangs and Drugs -- 6. Crimes of the Powerful -- 7. Policing and the Courts -- 8. Prison and Community Penalties -- 9. Extreme Punishment and Abolitionist Futures. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a This textbook takes a gender inclusive and intersectional feminist approach to examining key topics related to gender, crime and justice. It provides an overview and critical discussion of contemporary issues and research in this area suitable for use in undergraduate and postgraduate degree modules. A key feature of the book is its use of films, television series and documentaries to illustrate the concepts and findings from criminological research on gender, crime and justice. After outlining the meaning of gender and the perspective of intersectional feminism, it has chapters focused on interpersonal and sexual violence, sex work and the night-time economy, street crime, crimes of the powerful, policing and the courts, prison and community penalties and a final chapter on extreme punishment and abolitionist futures. It speaks to students and academics in criminology, sociology and gender studies. . 650 0 $a Women $x Crimes against. 650 0 $a Offenses against the person. 650 0 $a Crime $x Sociological aspects. 650 0 $a Criminal justice, Administration of. 650 0 $a Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration. 776 08 $i ebook version : $z 9783030874889 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20220902015655.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E354EEC6CD0111ECB5E908A224ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search