Women, crime and character in the 20th century

This paper investigates the fate of women in the 20th-century English criminal justice system. Drawing on both literary and legal sources, I venture an explanation for the relatively low rates at which women are adjudged to have committed crimes, despite the huge social changes in their legal, polit...

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Main Author: Lacey, Nicola (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Journal of the British Academy
Year: 2018
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