Being a Woman in the Turkish Criminal Justice System

In Turkey, discrimination against women has cultural, sociological, and legal causes. Education, health, employment, and social life carry traces of gender discrimination. Gender inequality also occurs in the legal field. Especially in the criminal justice system, women experience disadvantages comp...

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Main Author: Hatıpoğlu-Aydın, Duygu (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Women & criminal justice
Year: 2021, Volume: 31, Issue: 3, Pages: 197-209
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Turkish criminal law system
Gender inequality
Criminal offending
Victimization
Criminal Justice
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Summary:In Turkey, discrimination against women has cultural, sociological, and legal causes. Education, health, employment, and social life carry traces of gender discrimination. Gender inequality also occurs in the legal field. Especially in the criminal justice system, women experience disadvantages compared to men. Despite the gender-neutral laws, discrimination is widespread and affects law enforcement, which is dominated by patriarchal social codes and prejudices. This study aims to focus on women as victims and offenders in the Turkish criminal justice system, with examples and assessments from investigation of the corrections system.
ISSN:1541-0323
DOI:10.1080/08974454.2019.1646191