Gender Crime and Criminal Justice

Comprehensive exam notes that will give you all information needed to confidently answer a question on female offenders. Contents: - Typical background of a female offender - Differences between male and female offending - Impacts of prison on women - Alternatives to prison for women (pros and cons)

Summary of all content needed to confidently answer an exam question on domestic violence for the module: Gender Crime and Criminal Justice. Layout: manageable bullet points in a question and answer format, academics noted in brackets. Contents : - Domestic Violence through a gendered lens - Prevalence of Domestic Violence - Continuum of Domestic Violence (Liz Kelly) - Policy Response to Domestic Violence - Male and Female Victims - Barriers to Resolving Domestic Violence - Current P...

A comprehensive review of the gendered nature of global violence and whether our response must consider these gendered features. Contents Cover: - what we mean by gender - what is gendered violence - history of gender - defining what a gendered analysis is - the continuum of violence against women - consequences of violence against women - distinguishing violence against women from other forms of violence - global research of violence against women - comparing international data - i...

Exam Notes - covers the issue of the legality of sex work and whether the current law around sex work is protecting women or harming them. Covers arguments for and against both legalisation and de-criminalisation of sex work using academics and real life examples.