Anette Ballinger

Gender, Truth and State Power

Capitalising on Punishment

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Produktbeschreibung

This volume draws on a wealth of primary source material, the vast majority of which has never been published before, to present a study of women reprieved of murder during the 20th Century. The work highlights the power difference between the condemned and those working within the criminal justice system. This comprehensive examination of such pow

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 142
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. August 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 222g
• ISBN-13: 9780367596361
• ISBN-10: 0367596369
• Artikelnr.: 69892006

Autorenporträt

Dr Anette Ballinger is a lecturer in Criminology in the School of Social Science and Public Policy, Keele University. This study builds on her previous book Dead Woman Walking, winner of the Hart Socio-Legal book prize, 2001.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Introduction 2 Feminist Epistemologies and the Construction of
Alternative Truths 3 Subjugated Knowledge, State Power and the Annihilation
of Condemned Women: The Case of Louie Calvert 4 Infanticide and Child
Murder: The 'Leniency versus Harshness' Debate Re-Visited 5 A Muted Voice
from the Past: The Appeal of Ruth Ellis, 2003, 6 A Victory for Injustice:
Truth, Lies and Expert Knowledge - the Sally Clark Case 7 Conclusion