{"product_id":"understanding-gender-crime-and-justice","title":"Understanding Gender, Crime, and Justice","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy are there pronounced gender differences in rates of criminal victimization? Does gender influence the response of the criminal justice system and other parts of the community to offenders and to crime victims?  What part does gender play in the etiology of illegal activities committed by both males and females? \u003cstrong\u003eUnderstanding Gender, Crime, and Justice\u003c\/strong\u003e takes a contemporary look at such questions and considers areas that are often neglected in other books on gender, crime, and justice.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the last three decades, there has been an explosion of theory and related research relevant to gender, crime, and justice. Author Merry Morash, a well-known feminist scholar in the field of criminal justice, acquaints readers with key breakthroughs in criminological conceptualization and theories to explain the interplay between gender and both crime and justice. \u003cstrong\u003eUnderstanding Gender, Crime, and Justice\u003c\/strong\u003e pays special attention to race, ethnicity, and immigrant groups, and provides a unique comparative perspective.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes first-person accounts from crime victims, workers in the justice system, male lawbreakers, and women engaged in prostitution to give insight into a diversity of experiences and standpoints   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParallels the effects of gender and sexual orientation in laws, in patterns and causes of victimization, and in the responses of the justice system to both victims and offenders   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntegrates international examples to place U.S. experiences in a comparative perspective and to show gender inequities on a worldwide scale   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides numerous photos—unique for a text of this type—to portray people of all sorts in various regions of the world   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes Web site recommendations for further exploration of chapter topics  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnderstanding Gender, Crime, and Justice\u003c\/strong\u003e is an ideal textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses that focus on women and criminal justice. The book is also a valuable asset for gender courses in sociology and for women′s studies programs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54245872632152,"sku":"9780761926306","price":137.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780761926306.jpg?v=1777774537","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/understanding-gender-crime-and-justice","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}