Criminal Women: Gender Matters

Grace, Sharon; O'Neill, Maggie; Walker, Tammi; King, Hannah; Baldwin, Lucy; Jobe, Alison; Lynch, Orla; Measham, Fiona; O'Brien, Kate; Seaman, Vicky

Abstract

Accounts of female offenders’ journeys into the criminal justice system are often silenced or marginalized.

Featuring a Foreword from Pat Carlen and inspired by her seminal book ‘Criminal Women’, this collection uses participatory, inclusive and narrative methodologies to highlight the lived experiences of women involved with the criminal justice system. It presents studies focused on drug use and supply, sex work, sexual exploitation and experiences of imprisonment.

Bringing together cutting-edge feminist research, this book exposes the intersecting oppressions and social control often central to women’s experiences of the justice system and offers invaluable insights for developing penal policies that account for the needs of women.

Citation

Grace, S., O'Neill, M., Walker, T., King, H., Baldwin, L., Jobe, A., Lynch, O., Measham, F., O'Brien, K., & Seaman, V. (2024). Criminal Women: Gender Matters. (1). Bristol University Press

• Book Type: Authored Book
• Online Publication Date: Feb 22, 2022
• Publication Date: Feb 22, 2024
• Deposit Date: Aug 9, 2022
• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Edition: 1
• ISBN: 9781529208399
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1120316
• Publisher URL: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/criminal-women
• Contract Date: Jan 1, 2022