Female Crime and Delinquency in Portugal In and Out of the Criminal Justice System

Female Crime and Delinquency in Portugal In and Out of the Criminal Justice System / edited by Sílvia Gomes, Vera Duarte.

This book compiles research on female crime and delinquency in Portugal in order to critically and reflectively explore interdisciplinary views on the link between gender, crime and delinquency. Contributions are organized into two main parts, with Part I dedicated to the relationship between women...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Gomes, Sílvia (Editor), Duarte, Vera (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Critical criminology.
Corrections.
Punishment.
Violence.
Crime.
Juvenile delinquents.
Victimology.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
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Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. An Introduction to Female Crime and Delinquency; Sílvia Gomes and Vera Duarte
  • Part I – Crime and Women
  • Chapter 2. The Criminal Act at the Core of the Nexus Security-insecurity; Catarina Frois
  • Chapter 3. Stalking by Women; Helena Grangeia and Margarida Santos
  • Chapter 4. Onstage and off; Manuela Ivone Cunha
  • Chapter 5. How do Foreign Women end up in Prison?; Sílvia Gomes
  • Chapter 6. ‘To Kill or to be Killed’; Mafalda Ferreira, Sofia Neves and Sílvia Gomes
  • Part II – Female Juvenile Delinquency
  • Chapter 7. Heterosexual Dating Violence and Social Gender Relations; Sofia Neves and Joana Torres
  • Chapter 8. Constructing Meaning about the Delinquency of Young Girls in Public Housing Neighbourhoods; Maria João Leote de Carvalho
  • Chapter 9. Gender and Crime in the Life Pathways of Young Women Offenders; Raquel Matos
  • Chapter 10. Girls and Transgressive Paths; Vera Duarte and Ana Margarida Guerreiro.

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