Fragile Moralities And Dangerous Sexualities

Author : Alana Barton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781351935982

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In this book Alana Barton explores the social control and disciplining of unruly and 'deviant' women from the early nineteenth century to the present day. Her particular focus is the 'semi penal' institution, a category that includes refuges, reformatories and homes. She suggests that these occupy a unique position within the social control 'continuum', somewhere between the formal regulation of the prison and the informal control of the 'community' or domestic sphere, but at the same time incorporating methods of discipline from both arenas. The book draws on Dr Barton's extensive fieldwork at one such institution, currently a women's bail and probation hostel, which opened as a reformatory in 1823. Barton begins by examining the ideological and social conditions underpinning the creation of this institution, deconstructing the dominant feminising discourses around domesticity, respectability, motherhood, sexuality and pathology that were mobilised to categorise and control its nineteenth-century residents. She goes on to discuss the contemporary experiences of women within the hostel and their strategies for coping with or resisting the disciplinary regimes and discourses imposed upon them. Her analysis reveals that many of the discourses used to characterise and discipline women in reformatories during the nineteenth century continue to be utilised for the same purpose in a probation hostel nearly two hundred years later. She also reveals that the distribution of power in institutions is not fixed, but can be subtly negotiated and redistributed. Concluding with an examination of current developments in community punishments for women, this book will make a significant contribution to the literature around alternatives to custody for female offenders by strongly challenging contemporary debates liberal, critical and feminist around ’appropriate’ and relevant penal policy for women.

Author : Frank Mort
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : England
ISBN : 0415167345

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Dangerous Sexualities by Frank Mort Pdf

This long-awaited new edition of Frank Mort's classic examines ideas of health and illness and their links to moral and immoral notions of sex, from 1830 to the present day. Includes new studies of eugenics, race hygiene and social imperialism.

Author : Alana Roberta Barton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:59472546

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Fragile Moralities and Dangerous Sexualities by Alana Roberta Barton Pdf

Author : H. Johnston
Publisher : Springer
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2008-10-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230583443

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Punishment and Control in Historical Perspective by H. Johnston Pdf

Bringing together new research, this book advances current theoretical understandings of punishment and control in society. It provides a critical analysis of institutions, punishment and the law, and explores the delivery of punishment and experience of incarceration in Western societies from the early-nineteenth century.

Author : Susan Woodall
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2023-10-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9783031405716

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Material Setting and Reform Experience in English Institutions for Fallen Women, 1838-1910 by Susan Woodall Pdf

Tracing the history of four English case studies, this book explores how, from outward appearance to interior furnishings, the material worlds of reform institutions for ‘fallen’ women reflected their moral purpose and shaped the lived experience of their inmates. Variously known as asylums, refuges, magdalens, penitentiaries, Houses or Homes of Mercy, the goal of such institutions was the moral ‘rehabilitation’ of unmarried but sexually experienced ‘fallen’ women. Largely from the working-classes, such women – some of whom had been sex workers – were represented in contradictory terms. Morally tainted and a potential threat to respectable family life, they were also worthy of pity and in need of ‘saving’ from further sin. Fuelled by rising prostitution rates, from the early decades of the nineteenth century the number of moral reform institutions for ‘fallen’ women expanded across Britain and Ireland. Through a programme of laundry, sewing work and regular religious instruction, the period of institutionalisation and moral re-education of around two years was designed to bring about a change in behaviour, readying inmates for economic self-sufficiency and re-entry into society in respectable domestic service. To achieve their goal, institutional authorities deployed an array of ritual, material, religious and disciplinary tools, with mixed results.

Author : Eamonn Carrabine
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780415464505

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Criminology by Eamonn Carrabine Pdf

This fully revised textbook, ground in original research, is a clear and insightful introduction to the key topics studied in undergraduate criminology courses. Accessible and user-friendly, it is essential reading for all criminology students.

Author : Tahaney Alghrani
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2024-04-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350407138

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Wayward Girls in Victorian and Edwardian England by Tahaney Alghrani Pdf

Exploring the reform and regulation of juvenile females in the Victorian and early Edwardian era, this book presents the first-hand experiences of incarcerated girls to shed new light on youth criminalisation in the past and the present. Focusing on three industrial schools in Bristol and Manchester, Wayward Girls in Victorian Era pays particular attention to gender, age and class to understand how these factors impacted an individual's passage through the Victorian juvenile system. Using both qualitative and quantitative data, it examines representations of deviance and immorality as well as behaviour regulation to bring girls into a field of study previously dominated by male and adult offenders. Asking questions about how to 'reform' delinquent juveniles, this book also uses history to rethink the present and contribute to current debates about juvenile delinquency and reform.

Author : Helen Johnston
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317669340

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Crime in England 1815-1880 by Helen Johnston Pdf

Crime in England, 1815-1880 provides a unique insight into views on crime and criminality and the operation of the criminal justice system in England from the early to the late nineteenth century. This book examines the perceived problem and causes of crime, views about offenders and the consequences of these views for the treatment of offenders in the criminal justice system. The book explores the perceived causes of criminality, as well as concerns about particular groups of offenders, such as the 'criminal classes' and the 'habitual offender', the female offender and the juvenile criminal. It also considers the development of policing, the systems of capital punishment and the transportation of offenders overseas, as well as the evolution of both local and convict prison systems. The discussion primarily investigates those who were drawn into the criminal justice system and the attitudes towards and mechanisms to address crime and offenders. The book draws together original research by the author to locate these broader developments and provides detailed case studies illuminating the lives of those who experienced the criminal justice system and how these changes were experienced in provincial England. With an emphasis on the penal system and case studies on offenders' lives and on provincial criminal justice, this book will be useful to academics and students interested in criminal justice, history and penology, as well as being of interest to the general reader.

Author : Barry Godfrey,Paul Lawrence
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134618057

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Crime and Justice since 1750 by Barry Godfrey,Paul Lawrence Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive, introductory text for students taking courses in crime and criminal justice history. It covers all of the key historical topics central to an understanding of the current criminal justice system, including the development of the police, the courts and the mechanisms of punishment (from the gallows to the prison). The role of the victim in the criminal justice system, changing perceptions of criminals, long-term trends in violent crime, and the rise of surveillance society also receive detailed analysis. In addressing each of these issues and developments, the authors draw on the latest research in this rapidly expanding field to explore a range of historiographical and criminological debates. This new edition continues its exploration of criminal justice history right through to the present day and discusses recent events in the criminal justice world. Each chapter now ends with a ‘Modern parallels’ section - a detailed case study providing historical analysis pertinent to a specific contemporary issue in the field of criminal justice and drawing parallels between historical context and modern phenomenon. Each chapter also includes a ‘Key questions’ section, which guides the reader towards appropriate sources for further study. The authors draw on their in-depth knowledge and provide an accessible and lively guide for those approaching the subject for the first time, or those wishing to deepen their knowledge. This makes the book essential reading for those teaching or studying modules on criminal justice, policing and youth justice.

Author : Paula Mayock,Joanne Bretherton
Publisher : Springer
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137545169

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Women’s Homelessness in Europe by Paula Mayock,Joanne Bretherton Pdf

This book marks a critical contribution in assessing and extending the evidence base on the causes and consequences of women’s homelessness. Drawing together work from Europe’s leading homelessness scholars, it presents a multidisciplinary and comparative analysis of this acute social problem, including its relationship with domestic violence, lone parenthood, motherhood, health and well-being and women’s experience of sustained and recurrent homelessness. Working from diverse perspectives, the authors look at the responses to women’s homelessness in differing cultures and regions, and within various forms of welfare states. They focus in particular on relating the gender dimensions of welfare and social policy to women’s experiences when they become homeless. This innovative and timely edited volume will appeal to students and scholars of sociology, social policy, anthropology, and gender and women’s studies, along with international policy-makers.

Author : Michael Welch
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 967 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-14
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781136842733

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Corrections by Michael Welch Pdf

Corrections: A Critical Approach, 3rd edition confronts mass imprisonment in the United States, a nation boasting the highest incarceration rate in the world. This statistic is all the more troubling considering that its correctional population is overrepresented by the poor, African-Americans, and Latinos. Not only throwing crucial light on matters involving race and social class, this book also identifies and examines the key social forces shaping penal practice in the US - politics, economics, morality, and technology. By attending closely to historical and theoretical development, the narrative takes into account both instrumental (goal-oriented) and expressive (cultural) explanations to sharpen our understanding of punishment and the growing reliance on incarceration. Covering five main areas of inquiry - penal context, penal populations, penal violence, penal process, and penal state - this book is essential reading for both undergraduate and graduate students interested in undertaking a critical analysis of penology.

Author : Shani D'Cruze,Louise A. Jackson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2009-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781137057204

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Women, Crime and Justice in England since 1660 by Shani D'Cruze,Louise A. Jackson Pdf

Shani D'Cruze and Louise A. Jackson provide students with a lively overview of women's relationship to the criminal justice system in England, exploring key debates in the regulation of 'respectable' and 'deviant' femininities over the last 4 centuries. Major issues include: - Attitudes towards murder and infanticide - Prostitution - The decline of witchcraft belief - Sexual violence - The 'girl delinquent' - Theft and fraud. The volume also examines women's participation in illegal forms of protest and political activism, their experience of penal regimes as well as strategies of resistance, and their involvement in occupations associated with criminal justice itself. Assuming that men and women cannot be studied in isolation, D'Cruze and Jackson make reference to recent studies of masculinity and comment on the ways in which relations between men and women have been understood and negotiated across time. Featuring examples drawn from a rich range of sources such as court records, autobiographies, literature and film, this is an ideal introduction to an increasingly popular area of study.

Author : Jacqueline B. Helfgott
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1785 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313396083

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Criminal Psychology by Jacqueline B. Helfgott Pdf

This comprehensive, four-volume reference set on the subject of criminal psychology includes contributions from top scholars and practitioners in the field, explaining new and emerging theory and research in the study of the criminal mind and criminal behavior. Unfortunately, criminal behavior surrounds us in our society—from petty theft and vandalism to multimillion-dollar white-collar crime to shocking terrorism attempts and school killings. Invariably, one of the first questions is, "Why did they do it?" Criminal psychology seeks to solve this complex puzzle. In this four-volume reference work, a unparalleled team of leading experts offer an exhaustive look at the history, developments, emerging and classic research issues, controversies, and victories in the expanding field of criminal psychology. The first volume examines the general theories in the study of criminal psychology. The second volume focuses more specifically on research of criminal behavior and crime types, while the last two volumes delve into criminal justice and forensic applications. The comprehensive content allows readers to better understand criminal behavior and appreciate the specific criminal justice and forensic settings in which this theory and research is applied, such as criminal profiling, forensic assessment of danger, and correctional rehabilitation and offender reentry.

Author : Wendy Chan,Dorothy E. Chunn,Robert Menzies
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781135311162

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Women, Madness and the Law by Wendy Chan,Dorothy E. Chunn,Robert Menzies Pdf

This book explores, for the first time in an edited collection, the intersection of three key research areas - women, madness and the law - and advances the debates on how law and the 'psy' sciences play a critical role in regulating and controlling women's lives.

Author : Frances Heidensohn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134014071

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Gender and Justice by Frances Heidensohn Pdf

Provides a key text for students seeking to understand feminist and gendered perspectives on criminology and criminal justice. Organised into sections on gender and offending behaviour, gender and the criminal justice system and concepts and approaches, this book is useful for students taking courses in criminology and criminal justice.