{"product_id":"women-crime-and-custody-in-victorian-england-oxford-historical-monographs-0198202644","title":"Women, Crime, and Custody in Victorian England (Oxford Historical Monographs)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0198202644\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Zedner, Lucia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores how the Victorians perceived and explained female crime, and how they responded to it--both in penal theory and prison practice. Victorian England women made up a far larger proportion of those known to be involved in crime than they do today: the nature of female criminality attracted considerable attention and preoccupied those trying to provide for women within the penal system. Zedner's rigorously researched study examines the extent to which gender-based ideologies influenced attitudes to female criminality. She charts the shift from the moral analyses dominant in the mid-nineteenth century to the interpretation of criminality as biological or psychological disorder prevalent later. Using a wide variety of sources--including prison regulations, diaries, letters, punishment books, grievances and appeals--Zedner explores both penological theory and the realities of prison life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51667117736224,"sku":"NEW0198202644","price":235.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/712wMTnhUTL.jpg?v=1778958912","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/women-crime-and-custody-in-victorian-england-oxford-historical-monographs-0198202644","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}