Mad or Bad? Race, Class, Gender, and Mental Disorder in the Criminal Justice System
Thompson explores the process through which criminal responsibility is constructed and reproduced on the basis of race and gender. While feminist literature points to constructions of female offenders as "mad" and male offenders as "bad," this research do not support this perspec...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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El Paso :
LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC
2010.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b30877908*spi |
| Sumario: | Thompson explores the process through which criminal responsibility is constructed and reproduced on the basis of race and gender. While feminist literature points to constructions of female offenders as "mad" and male offenders as "bad," this research do not support this perspective. Instead, major findings include strong and consistent evidence that African American defendants are less likely to receive psychiatric evaluations to determine mental status at the time of the offense. This implies that criminal justice officials have racial perceptions about the causes of crime; consequently, Af. |
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| Descripción Física: | 207 p. |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9781593325565 |
