Gendered justice? : how women's attempts to cope with, survive, or escape domestic abuse can drive them into crime

• Main Author: Roberts, Jo, Dr (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022.
• Series: Feminist developments in violence and abuse
• Subjects: Female offenders.; Women > Crimes against > Social aspects.; Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781802620719
• DOI: 10.1108/9781802620696
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (200 pages).

Women who encounter the criminal justice system are far more likely to have experienced domestic or sexual abuse than the wider female population. Despite widespread recognition of the link between a woman's victimisation and her involvement in crime, the relationship between the two is still n...