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Women and the Criminal Justice System—Moving Beyond the Silo

Brennan, Karen; Milne, Emma; South, Nigel; Turton, Jackie

Authors

Karen Brennan

Nigel South

Jackie Turton



Contributors

Karen Brennan
Editor

Nigel South
Editor

Jackie Turton
Editor

Abstract

Women’s experiences of crime as both offenders and victims are different to their male counter-parts. They commit less crime, and the crime they commit is generally different to men’s, with less involvement in violent crime, criminal damage or professional crime. Women are much more likely to be victims of sexual and physical assault at the hands of a man they are acquainted with and in the context of relationships. However, women’s involvement with the criminal justice system often results in their isolation, stigmatisation and inadequate support—whether they are victims, offenders or both. This volume considers women’s involvement in criminal justice as a whole—to move beyond the silo of seeing two distinct groups by recognising that for many women there are similarities in both pathways to offending and pathways to victimisation. Furthermore, it aims to put women at the centre of the debate on crime and punishment. Too often in political discussions, academia and media reports, women’s involvement in the system is marginalised, ignored or lost in the concerns about male crime. This introduction highlights the key areas of debate and introduces the contributions by the authors in this collection.

Citation

Brennan, K., Milne, E., South, N., & Turton, J. (2018). Women and the Criminal Justice System—Moving Beyond the Silo. In E. Milne, K. Brennan, N. South, & J. Turton (Eds.), Women and the Criminal Justice System (1-11). Palgrave. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76774-1_1

Online Publication Date May 4, 2018
Publication Date 2018
Deposit Date Sep 17, 2020
Pages 1-11
Book Title Women and the Criminal Justice System
Chapter Number 1
ISBN 978-3-319-76773-4
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76774-1_1
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1656057
Related Public URLs http://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/23550/
Contract Date Nov 17, 2017