The Oxford Handbook of Gender, Sex, and Crime

by Rosemary Gartner (Editor), Bill McCarthy (Editor)

Overview

Research on gender, sex, and crime today remains focused on topics that have been a mainstay of the field for several decades, but it has also recently expanded to include studies from a variety of disciplines, a growing number of countries, and on a wider range of crimes. The Oxford Handbook of Gender, Sex, and Crime reflects this growing diversity and provides authoritative overviews of current research and theory on how gender and sex shape crime and criminal justice responses to it. The editors, Rosemary Gartner and Bill McCarthy, have assembled a diverse cast of criminologists, historians, legal scholars, psychologists, and sociologists from a number of countries to discuss key concepts and debates central to the field. The Handbook includes examinations of the historical and contemporary patterns of women's and men's involvement in crime; as well as biological, psychological, and social science perspectives on gender, sex, and criminal activity. Several essays discuss the ways in which sex and gender influence legal and popular reactions to crime. An important theme throughout The Handbook is the intersection of sex and gender with ethnicity, class, age, peer groups, and community as influences on crime and justice. Individual chapters investigate both conventional topics - such as domestic abuse and sexual violence - and topics that have only recently drawn the attention of scholars - such as human trafficking, honor killing, gender violence during war, state rape, and genocide. The Oxford Handbook of Gender, Sex, and Crime offers an unparalleled and comprehensive view of the connections among gender, sex, and crime in the United States and in many other countries. Its insights illuminate both traditional areas of study in the field and pathways for developing cutting-edge research questions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199397297
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	05/14/2014
Series:	Oxford Handbooks
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	768
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Rosemary Gartner is Professor Emeritus of Criminology and Sociology at the Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies at the University of Toronto. Her research has examined comparative and historical patterns of violence, gender and intimate violence, the imprisonment of women, and relationships between legitimate and illegitimate violence. She is also the co-author of three books: Violence and Crime in Cross-National Perspective (1984), Murdering Holiness: The Trials of Edmund Creffield and George Mitchell (2003), and Marking Time in the Golden State: Women's Imprisonment in California (2005). Bill McCarthy is Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Davis. His current research focuses on service work and health, race and crime, violence, and harassment. He is also the co-author (with John Hagan) of Mean Streets: Youth Crime and Homelessness (1997).

Table of Contents

Contributors 1. Introduction Bill McCarthy Rosemary Gartner I. Conceptual Issues/Current Controversies 2. Doing Crime as Doing Gender? Masculinities, Femininities and Crime Jody Miller 3. Intersectionality and the Study of Sex, Gender, and Crime S.J. Creek Jennifer L. Dunn 4. Sexual Violence Renee Heberle 5. Back to Basics: Gender and the Social Psychology of Aggression Richard B. Felson 6. Feminist Criminologies' Contribution to Understandings of Sex, Gender, and Crime Kerry Carrington Jodi Death 7. Explaining the Volte-Face: Turning Away from Criminal Law and Returning to the Quest for Gender Equality Kristin Bumiller II. Historical Perspectives and Patterns 8. Long-Term Trends in Female and Male Involvement in Crime Greg Smith 9. A Historical Perspective on Criminal Justice Responses to Female and Male Offending Barry Godfrey 10. Gender, Sex, and Intimate-Partner Violence in Historical Perspective Randolph Roth 11. Masculinities and Crime in Historical Perspective Tammy Whitlock 12. Sexual Violence in Historical Perspective Carolyn A. Conley 13. Crimes Related to Sexuality and Reproduction Daniel J.R. Grey III. Psycho- and Socio-Biological Perspectives 14. Evolutionary Perspectives on Sex, Gender, and Crime Martin Daly 15. Biological Perspectives on Sex Difference in Crime and Antisocial Behavior Jill Portnoy, Frances R. Chen, Yu Gao, Sharon Niv, Robert Schug, Yaling Yang, and Adrian Raine 16. Developmental Perspectives: Sex Differences in Antisocial Behavior from Childhood to Adulthood Michael A. Russell Summer J. Robins Candice L. Odgers IV. Social Science Perspectives and Research 17. Adolescent Crime and Victimization: Sex and Gender Differences, Similarities, and Emerging Intersections Holly Foster 18. Gender and Offending in a Life Course Context Ross Macmillan Bill McCarthy 19. Intimate-Partner Violence Stacey L. Williams Daniel McKelvey Irene Hanson Frieze 20. Violence Against Children in Families Katreena Scott 21. Violence Against Sexual and Gender Minorities Michael Smyth Valerie Jenness 22. Sex, Gender, and Homicide: Contemporary Trends and Patterns Rosemary Gartner Maria Jung 23. Organized Crime: The Gender Constraints of Illegal Markets Valeria Pizzini-Gambetta 24. Street Gangs: The Gendered Experiences of Female and Male Gang Members Dana Peterson Vanessa R. Panfil 25. White Collar and Corporate Crime Kristy Holtfreter 26. Sex Work, Gender, and Criminal Justice Ronald Weitzer 27. Complicating the Immigration--Crime Nexus: Theorizing the Role of Gender in the Relationship Between Immigration and Crime Glenn A. Trager Charis E. Kubrin V. Reactions to Crime 28. The Benefits and Penalties of Gender for Criminal Justice Processing Outcomes among Adults and Juveniles Theodore R. Curry 29. Sex, Gender, and Imprisonment: Rates, Reforms, and Lived Realities Randolph R. Myers Sara Wakefield 30. Media, Gender, Sex, and Crime Lynn S. Chancer VI. Gender, Sex, and Crime Globally 31. Empirical Vacuum: In Search of Research on Human Trafficking Elzbieta Gozdziak 32. The Legal Regulation of Sex and Sexuality Mariana Valverde 33. Honor Killings Dietrich Oberwittler Julia Kasselt 34. Beyond Rape: Reconceptualizing Gender-Based Violence During Warfare Gabrielle Ferrales Suzy Maves McElrath 35. State Rape and the Crime of Genocide John Hagan Jaimie Morse Index

Editorial Reviews

"This is an outstanding volume on crime, gender, and sex because it has been written by scholars whose studies are based on research, and whose articles include their own insight developed over long years of study and experience." —BizIndia

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