Criminalizing Women

Criminalizing Women
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Total Pages : 377
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ISBN-10 : 1552666824
ISBN-13 : 9781552666821
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Book Synopsis Criminalizing Women by : Gillian Balfour

Download or read book Criminalizing Women written by Gillian Balfour and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Criminalizing Women introduces readers to the key issues addressed by feminists engaged in criminology research over the past four decades. Chapters explore how narratives that construct women as errant females, prostitutes, street gang associates and symbols of moral corruption mask the connections between women s restricted choices and the conditions of their lives."


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