Routledge International Handbook of Crime and Gender Studies

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Criminological research has historically been based on the study of men, boys and crime. As a result, the criminal justice system’s development of policies, programs, and treatment regimes was based on the male offender. It was not until the 1970s that some criminologists began to draw attention to the neglect of gender in the study of crime, but today, the study of gender and crime is burgeoning within criminology and includes a vast literature. The Routledge International Handbook of Crime and Gender Studies is a collection of original, cutting-edge, multidisciplinary essays which provide a thorough overview of the history and development of research on gender and crime. Contents List of illustrations List of contributors Preface Introduction: Understanding the relationship between gender and crime: An introduction to the Routledge International Handbook of Crime and Gender Studies • Claire M. Renzetti, Susan L. Miller and Angela R. Gover Section I: Theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of crime and gender 1 Understanding women, gender, and crime: Some historical and international developments • Jeanne Flavin and Lillian Artz Topical box 1.1: Media, crime, and gender • Drew Humphries Biographical box 1.1: Frances Heidensohn 2 Moving research to practice: Unlikely partners in the conduct of ethical research • Catherine Cerulli, Christina L. Raimondi and Corey Nichols-Hadeed Biographical box 2.1: Bonnie S. Fisher Section II: Gender and victimization 3 Theoretical explanations for gender differences in fear of crime: Research and prospects • Jodi Lane Topical box 3.1: Campus crime • George W. Dowdall Biographical box 3.1: Betsy Stanko 4 At the intersections: Race, gender and violence • Nikki Jones and Jerry Flores Topical box 4.1: Gender-motivated hate crimes • Jessica P. Hodge Biographical box 4.1: Susan Caringella 5 The gendered nature of violence: An international focus • Holly Johnson Topical box 5.1: Militarism and violence against women • Katrina Lee-Koo Biographical box 5.1: Julie Stubbs 6 Gendered pathways to crime: The relationship between victimization and offending • Dana DeHart and Shannon M. Lynch Topical box 6.1: Life course perspective and desistance in offending • Stacey J. Bosick Biographical box 6.1: Joanne Belknap Section III: Gender and offending 7 Prostitution: The gendered crime • Jody Raphael and Mary C. Ellison Topical box 7.1: Human trafficking • Rebecca J. Macy Biographical box 7.1: Jody Miller 8 A gendered view of violence • Denise Paquette Boots and Jennifer Wareham Topical box 8.1: Gender and gang membership • Wesley G. Jennings Biographical box 8.1: Meda Chesney-Lind 9 A twenty-first century look at gender, drug use and theft • Tammy L. Anderson Biographical box 9.1: James W. Messerschmidt 10 Where are all the women in white-collar crime? • Mary Dodge Topical box 10.1: Understanding the gender gap in computer hacking • Thomas J. Holt Biographical box 10.1: Martin D. Schwartz 11 Sentencing and punishment • Cassia Spohn and Pauline K. Brennan Topical box 11.1: Restorative justice • James Ptacek Biographical box 11.1: Kimberly J. Cook 12 Corrections, gender-specific programming and offender re-entry • Mary Bosworth and Andriani Fili Topical box 12.1: Crime and homelessness • Jana L. Jasinski Biographical box 12.1: Merry Morash Section IV: Gendered work in the criminal justice system 13 Policing styles, officer gender and decision making • Christina DeJong Biographical box 13.1: Vernetta D. Young 14 Gender and minority representation at the bar and on the bench • Cynthia Siemsen and Kimberlee Candela Biographical box 14.1: Nicole Rafter 15 From resistance to integration: The influence of gender in the corrections work environment • Marie L. Griffin Biographical box 15.1: Christine E. Rasche Section V: Future directions in gender and crime research 16 Gaps in knowledge and emerging areas in gender and crime studies • Walter S. DeKeseredy and Molly Dragiewicz Topical box 16.1: Gender and terrorism • Jennifer C. Gibbs Index