Violence, Gender and Justice

Maggie Wykes author Kirsty Welsh author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:SAGE Publications Inc

Published:19th Dec '08

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`This is a very impressive piece of thorough scholarship. It is an important book that highlights the need to consider gender when developing policies to respond to interpersonal violence. It is written in a clear and accessible style and should be required reading for all criminal justice students.′ - Dr Malcolm Cowburn, Sheffield Hallam University

This comprehensive text provides an overview of the relationship between violence, gender, crime and justice. It brings together theory with contemporary cases to enable the reader to understand the key concepts, issues and connections involved.

Enlightening and accessible, the book examines the experiences and treatment of men and women as victims and criminals. It explores whether and how offending patterns differ according to gender, and investigates the connections between gender, offending and victimisation.

The book covers different types of inter-personal violence including sexual violence, ′domestic′ violence, ′domestic′ murder, male-on-male violence and child abuse. It explores how sexual and ′domestic′ violence have been represented in the media, in the law and in criminal justice processes.

Not only does the book present a comprehensive introduction to the field, it also offers reflective questions at the end of each chapter to enable the reader to integrate and interrogate the material covered. Chapter summaries and annotated bibliographies enhance the learning process by helping students to consolidate and further investigate key points.

This book is essential for students and academics in criminology, criminal justice, sociology and gender studies.

This is a good book that provides some useful information for my students on gender related issues. -- Dr Claire Bloxsom * drupal *
Useful text for 3rd year undergraduate students -- Dr Sue Churchill * drupal *
A much needed text bringing together work on media, gender violence and criminological thinking. Really useful for both undergraduate and postgraduate study. -- Laura Goldsack * drupal *
A useful book with helpful reflection sections for students.
Not all chapters were relevant for our course but will recommend for additional background reading. -- Miss Joanna Sharpen * drupal *
This is an excellent book - detailed and comprehensive with a skilful integrating of theory and case studies. Discussions around masculinities and the failure to confront violence against women and girls as gendered are insightful and thought provoking. I have this book as essential reading for a 3rd year undergraduate Interpersonal Violence module. -- Mrs CAROLYNE JAMES * drupal *
This book provides a good theoretical overview of gendered violence in criminology of both the victim and offender -- Ms Angela Wilcock * drupal *
This is a well written text which uses case examples to highlight and explain some of the more complex issues -- Ms Anne Rees * drupal *
This is a very useful text for courses on gender violence and victimology. The chapters are relevant and there are clear links to theoretical issues -- Ms Bev Orton * drupal *
I could not fit it into the syllabus but it is a very good book. A good read and insightful. I would consider using it in the future. -- Ms Gwendolyn Purifoye * drupal *
There are a couple of great chapters in this text but I could not find time in the syllabus to add the complete text. However, students have the information and I did include a few of the chapters information in my lecture. They really enjoyed the information put forth in the the "Cold-blooded Lies" chapter. Although I did not add it as a required text, I am considering using in my social problems class because it covers deviance, gender, media, etc. -- Ms Gwendolyn Purifoye * drupal *
This book is well structured and well written with really useful information presented in an easy to follow manner. The issues for reflection at the end of each chapter help to reinforce understanding. A really sound source of information for many different schools. -- Ms Julie Burton * drupal *

ISBN: 9781412923378

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 370g

208 pages