{"product_id":"women-crime-and-justice-in-shani-dcruze-9781403989734","title":"Women, Crime and Justice in England since 1660","description":"\u003cp\u003eShani D'Cruze and Louise A. Jackson provide students with a lively overview of women's relationship to the criminal justice system in England, exploring key debates in the regulation of 'respectable' and 'deviant' femininities over the last 4 centuries. Major issues include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Attitudes towards murder and infanticide\u003cbr\u003e- Prostitution\u003cbr\u003e- The decline of witchcraft belief\u003cbr\u003e- Sexual violence\u003cbr\u003e- The 'girl delinquent' \u003cbr\u003e- Theft and fraud. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe volume also examines women's participation in illegal forms of protest and political activism, their experience of penal regimes as well as strategies of resistance, and their involvement in occupations associated with criminal justice itself. Assuming that men and women cannot be studied in isolation, D'Cruze and Jackson make reference to recent studies of masculinity and comment on the ways in which relations between men and women have been understood and negotiated across time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing examples drawn from a rich range of sources such as court records, autobiographies, literature and film, this is an ideal introduction to an increasingly popular area of study.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shani D'Cruze, Louise A. Jackson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1403989737\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781403989734\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Shani D'Cruze","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991957078271,"sku":"9781403989734","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fc7deb7e-6062-4b3a-bccf-4ab091c20238.jpg?v=1683313218","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/women-crime-and-justice-in-shani-dcruze-9781403989734","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}