Gender And Crime In Modern Europe

This work explores the construction of gender norms and examines how they were reflected and reinforced by legal institutional practices in Europe in this period. taking a gendered approach, criminal prosecution and punishment are discussed in relation to the victims and perpretrators. This volume investigates various representations of femininity by assessing female experiences including wife-beating, divorce, abortion, prostitution, property crime and embezzlement at the work place. In addition, issues such as neglect, sexual abuse and the "invention" of the juvenile offender are analyzed.

Author: Meg Arnot

Publisher: Routledge

Publication Date: May 27, 1999

Number of Pages: 304 pages

Binding: Hardback or Cased Book

ISBN-10: 1857287452

ISBN-13: 9781857287455