Feminist approaches to crime and deviance

1. What is Postmodern feminsim?

Criminolgy reflects male concerns, 'transgressive criminology' tied to males, never answer female questions, ask what can criminology do for feminism, look at legal & illegal activities that harm women, go beyond boundaries of criminology
Stress on the position of men and women in general and with reference to crime, can only be understood by locating males and females within context of society divided by sexism and capitalism
Only way to understand crime is through female perspective, research should assume all men prepared to commit crimes against women if given the chance, women make own theories to explain c&d that include threat from men

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Stress on the position of men and women in general and with reference to crime, can only be understood by locating males and females within context of society divided by sexism and capitalism
Based on bringing women into agenda by showing how have been ignored, then greater understanding of female deviance, new theories for both genders
Only way to understand crime is through female perspective, research should assume all men prepared to commit crimes against women if given the chance, women make own theories to explain c&d that include threat from men

Stress on the position of men and women in general and with reference to crime, can only be understood by locating males and females within context of society divided by sexism and capitalism
Based on bringing women into agenda by showing how have been ignored, then greater understanding of female deviance, new theories for both genders
Only way to understand crime is through female perspective, research should assume all men prepared to commit crimes against women if given the chance, women make own theories to explain c&d that include threat from men

Based on bringing women into agenda by showing how have been ignored, then greater understanding of female deviance, new theories for both genders
Only way to understand crime is through female perspective, research should assume all men prepared to commit crimes against women if given the chance, women make own theories to explain c&d that include threat from men
Stress on the position of men and women in general and with reference to crime, can only be understood by locating males and females within context of society divided by sexism and capitalism

Male dominance of offenders, Male domination of sociology, Vicarious identification (funders are usually male so fund interest studies), Sociological theorising (theories ignore females
Male dominance of offenders, Male domination of sociology, Vicarious identification (male interests stuidied, in crime is marginal and exciting), Sociological theorising (theories ignore females)
Male dominance of offenders, Male domination of sociology, Vicarious identification (male interests stuidied, in crime is marginal and exciting), Male economic success (male sociologists have funding for male studies)