Policing Women: Histories in the Western World, 1800 to 1950 (Routledge SOLON Explorations in Crime and Criminal Justice Histories)

Synopsis

Policing Women examines for the first time the changing historical landscape of women’s experiences of their contact with the official state police between 1800 and 1950 in the Western world.Drawing on and going beyond existing knowledge about policing practices, the volume discusses how women encountered the official police, how they experienced that contact, and the outcomes of that contact in the modern Western world. In so doing, it is an original and much needed addition to the literature around changes in policing, women’s experiences of the criminal justice system, and women’s experiences of control and regulation. The chapters uncover such experiences in a range of countries across Europe, the USA, Canada, and Australia. Importantly, the collection focuses upon a crucial epoch in the history of policing – a 150-year period when policing was rapidly changing and being increasingly placed on a formal level. Bringing together scholarly work from expert contributors, this unique volume draws to the fore women’s experiences of policing.It will be of great use to both scholars and students on undergraduate and postgraduate criminology and history courses, working on the history of crime, historical criminology, the history of criminal justice, and women’s history.

Copyright:

2024

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781000994513

Related ISBNs:

9780367558192, 9780367558178, 9781003095286

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

11/27/23

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Jo Turner, Helen Johnston and Marion Pluskota

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Jo Turner

Edited by:

Helen Johnston

Edited by:

Marion Pluskota