Feminist Criminology and Women in Organized Crime: A Theoretical Exercise
Since the 1970s, there has been an increase in the number of studies focused on women offenders. However, those associated with organized crime are still rare, despite the evidence of cases of women actively involved in criminal groups and playing particularly prominent roles. This article aims to...
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| description | Since the 1970s, there has been an increase in the number of studies focused on women offenders. However, those associated with organized crime are still rare, despite the evidence of cases of women actively involved in criminal groups and playing particularly prominent roles.
This article aims to present an integrated review of the known literature that emphasizes the presence of women as offenders in organized crime groups. To this end, we (i) discuss how academia evolved from an androcentric perspective to a feminist criminology approach, and (ii) outline the role played by women offenders in the context of organized crime and their functions inside the group. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-36d168b11d274b24a5766ae0f7b16fe72022-12-22T00:46:04ZengEdições Afrontamento, Lda.Ex Aequo: Revista da Associação Portuguesa de Estudos sobre as Mulheres0874-55602184-03852022-06-014510.22355/exaequo.2022.45.05Feminist Criminology and Women in Organized Crime: A Theoretical ExerciseAna Guerreiro0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2312-6266Sílvia Gomes1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5503-0037Pedro Sousa2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8859-7195University of Porto; University of Maia (ISMAI), Porto, PortugalDepartment of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Nottingham Trent University (NTU), UK / Interdisciplinary Center for Social Sciences – CICS.NOVA Lisboa, PortugalSchool of Criminology and Research Centre on Crime, Justice and Security (CJS), Faculty of Law, University of Porto, Porto, PortugalSince the 1970s, there has been an increase in the number of studies focused on women offenders. However, those associated with organized crime are still rare, despite the evidence of cases of women actively involved in criminal groups and playing particularly prominent roles. This article aims to present an integrated review of the known literature that emphasizes the presence of women as offenders in organized crime groups. To this end, we (i) discuss how academia evolved from an androcentric perspective to a feminist criminology approach, and (ii) outline the role played by women offenders in the context of organized crime and their functions inside the group.https://exaequo.apem-estudos.org/artigo/feminist-criminology-and-women-in-organized-crimefeminist criminologywomenfemale offendersgender studiesorganized crime |
| spellingShingle | Ana Guerreiro Sílvia Gomes Pedro Sousa Feminist Criminology and Women in Organized Crime: A Theoretical Exercise Ex Aequo: Revista da Associação Portuguesa de Estudos sobre as Mulheres feminist criminology women female offenders gender studies organized crime |
| title | Feminist Criminology and Women in Organized Crime: A Theoretical Exercise |
| title_full | Feminist Criminology and Women in Organized Crime: A Theoretical Exercise |
| title_fullStr | Feminist Criminology and Women in Organized Crime: A Theoretical Exercise |
| title_full_unstemmed | Feminist Criminology and Women in Organized Crime: A Theoretical Exercise |
| title_short | Feminist Criminology and Women in Organized Crime: A Theoretical Exercise |
| title_sort | feminist criminology and women in organized crime a theoretical exercise |
| topic | feminist criminology women female offenders gender studies organized crime |
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