Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-251) and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction -- state of criminology -- New directions: Human rights -- Overview of the book and its contents -- 2. Theorizing Gender and Crime -- Introduction -- emergence of feminist perspectives in criminology -- project in feminist empiricism and theorization -- critique of feminist criminology -- lack of complexity -- co-optation of feminist ideals and backlash -- Challenging mainstream criminology -- development and growing importance of human rights discourse -- Bringing rights home: Cleaning up our 'own back yards' -- Human rights meet criminology -- offender -- victim -- criminal justice professional -- Concluding thoughts -- Summary -- Study questions -- Further reading -- 3. Gender, Crime and History -- Introduction -- note on historical sources -- Exploring the gender gap over time -- Women offenders as non-violent -- Mad not bad -- Women as liars/deceivers -- Dangerous and risky bodies -- Risky and in need of regulation -- Feeblemindedness and in need of rescue -- problem of girls -- Civilizing and criminalizing men -- Gender and victimization -- Concluding thoughts -- Summary -- Study questions -- Further reading -- 4. Contemporary Issues in Gender and Crime in a Globalized World -- Introduction -- What is globalization? -- Comparative criminology -- Globalization, gender and human rights -- Globalization and crime -- Drug trafficking -- Human trafficking -- Gender, crime and human rights: Global drivers of crime -- New Public Management and modernization -- Victim-centred justice -- Public protection and penal populism -- Decline of the rehabilitative ideal -- Risk assessment and management -- Commercialization of crime control -- Concluding thoughts -- Summary -- Study questions -- Further reading -- 5. Women as Offenders -- Introduction -- Who is the female offender? -- problem of 'mean girls' -- Women who sexually offend -- Women and terrorism -- Acknowledging women's agency in offending -- Processing and punishing the female offender -- What can human rights do for women in prison? -- Suicide and self-harm -- Imprisoning mothers -- incarceration of girls -- Concluding thoughts -- Summary -- Study questions -- Further reading -- 6. Men as Offenders -- Introduction -- Key themes in the study of men, masculinities and crime -- Male offending and criminality -- the evidence base -- General offending -- Self-report studies -- criminalization of men -- Remand and mode of trial -- Sentencing and penal policy -- Men's offending and the international crime drop -- Theorizations of men, masculinities and crime -- Connell -- 'gender relations' -- Psychosocial and other approaches to thinking about crime and masculinities -- Men, masculinities and crime -- towards a human rights perspective -- Male offenders and human rights discourse: Threats and opportunities -- Men as beneficiaries of human rights discourse -- Men as inhibitors of human rights discourse -- Concluding thoughts -- Summary -- Study questions -- Further reading -- 7. Women as Victims -- Introduction -- (Re)conceptualizing violence against women -- Violence against women and girls -- Women involved in prostitution/sex work -- Forced marriage -- 'Honour'-based violence (HBV) -- Female genital mutilation (FGM) -- Responding to violence against women -- problem of attrition -- Constructing the 'ideal' victim -- 'specialist' and 'coordinated' approach to violence against women -- Global concerns and responses -- Reconceptualizing domestic violence as torture -- Making the state accountable for violence against women -- Concluding thoughts -- Summary -- Study questions -- Further reading -- 8. Men as Victims -- Introduction -- Key debates -- Men as victims of crime -- the knowledge base -- criminal justice response to male victims -- Explaining patterns of male victimization: Masculinities and the fluidity of victim-offender statuses -- Male victims and their human rights: A critical framework -- 'Responsibilizing' male victims -- Anti-social behaviour (ASB) and masculinities -- origins and definitions of ASB -- ASB, youth and crime policy under New Labour: Enforcement strategies to tackle ASB -- Compromising the human rights of children: Victimizing boys -- Concluding thoughts -- Summary -- Study questions -- Further reading -- 9. Gender and Criminal Justice Workers -- Introduction -- gender audit -- men and women working in criminal justice -- police service -- Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) -- Ministry of Justice -- National Offender Management Service (NOMS) -- prison service -- probation service -- Other criminal justice agencies -- Para-professionals -- Policing: The gendered nature of the police and private security -- limitations of statistical information -- Addressing human rights: The gendered working of power -- Restating the importance of power -- Concluding thoughts -- Summary -- Study questions -- Further reading -- 10. Criminal Justice System: A Gendered Site -- Introduction -- rationale for gender representation -- business case -- Making a difference -- Social justice -- call for more women in policing -- call for more women in law -- gendered organization -- Gendered policing -- Gendered judiciary -- Concluding thoughts -- Summary -- Study questions -- Further reading -- 11. Conclusions -- overview of key debates -- Historical and theoretical debates on gender and crime -- Out of Control -- female offender -- male offender -- In Need of Care -- female victim -- male victim -- In Control -- criminal justice practitioner: A gendered perspective -- Future debates about gender and crime.

This book is a comprehensive and critical introduction to the field of gender and crime, re-thinking the key themes and debates within a human rights framework.