The Routledge Handbook of Women's Experiences of Criminal Justice

This Handbook provides a comprehensive exploration of women's experiences in criminal justice systems, challenging the status quo and highlighting gendered and disparate treatment. It includes contributions from scholars and practitioners from different countries and focuses on nine overarching themes, including intersectionality and rehabilitation.

Format: Hardback
Length: 570 pages
Publication date: 25 October 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive Handbook brings together the diverse perspectives of a wide range of contributors who are passionate about challenging the current status quo regarding the experiences of women in criminal justice systems. While there has been a growing body of literature and research on gender and certain aspects of the criminal justice system, particularly in Western contexts, there remains a significant gap in the form of a Handbook that comprehensively brings together these critical gendered conversations. This essential book delves into research and theory on how women are perceived, treated, and experience criminal justice within and across different jurisdictions, with a particular focus on gendered and disparate treatment of women as lawbreakers. Additionally, it explores women's experiences through an intersectional lens, considering factors such as race and class, as well as feminist scholarship and activism.

The Handbook comprises 47 unique chapters organized into nine overarching themes: Lessons from history and theory; Routes into the criminal justice system; Intersectionality; Sentencing and the courts and community punishments; Specific offences; Incarcerated womens experiences; Mothers and families; Rehabilitation and reintegration; Practitioner relationships. Each theme includes contributions from various countries and the experiences of contributors at different stages of their own journey.

With its international and interdisciplinary scope, this Handbook is an indispensable resource for scholars and students of criminology, sociology, social policy, social work, and law. It will also be of great interest to practitioners, including social workers, probation officers, prison officers, and policy makers, who are committed to improving the outcomes for women in criminal justice systems.

Weight: 1160g
Dimension: 181 x 252 x 39 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032064307