RT Book
T1 Gendered responses to male offending in Barbados: patriarchal perceptions and their effect on offender treatment
T2 Routledge studies in crime and society
T2 Routledge focus
A1 Bailey, Corin A. 1977-
LA English
PP London New York
PB Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1689361980
AB "It is generally accepted that men commit more crimes than women. The widespread acceptance of this view is based primarily on the number of convictions with most jurisdictions reporting considerably fewer incarcerated women/girls than men/boys. This manuscript argues however that decisions made by the various stakeholders that play a role in the incarceration of men, are inherently gendered. These decisions are based on patriarchal perceptions and stereotypes related to the familial roles of men and women, and by extension their motivations for offending. Few studies have sought to explore the nature of these perceptions, and the effect these may have on incarceration patterns. Indeed, this form of inquiry remains absent from the research agenda of Caribbean criminologists. Using qualitative data from Barbados, this book analyses the extent to which these factors are taken into consideration not only by the by the police and members of the judiciary, but by examining the gendered decisions made by shop managers and proprietors in cases involving shoplifting, it seeks to analyse the extent to which these factors are taken into consideration before incidents reach the justice system. Critically, this book seeks also to juxtapose these assumptions against testimony from men incarcerated at Her Majesty's Prison. The large proportion of males in Caribbean prisons when compared to their female counterparts necessitates an investigation into the factors that may contribute to differential treatment as they move through the justice system. Using data from Barbados, the present study seeks to fill this need"--
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN HV9575.43
SN 9780367183417
K1 Male prisoners : Barbados
K1 Criminal justice, Administration of : Barbados
K1 Masculinity : Barbados
K1 Barbados : Kriminalität : Strafjustiz : Geschlechtsunterschied : Patriarchalismus