The Handbook on Female Criminality in the Former Yugoslav Countries / / edited by Angelina Stanojoska, Darko Dimovski, Elena Maksimova

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910731466903321
• Autore: Stanojoska Angelina
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023
• ISBN: 3-031-27628-0
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2023.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (300 pages)
• Altri autori (Persone): DimovskiDarko; MaksimovaElena
• Disciplina: 364.37409497
• Soggetti: Criminology; Victims of crimes; Crime—Sociological aspects; Criminal behavior; Sex (Psychology); Psychology; Victimology; Crime and Society; Criminal Behavior; Psychology of Gender and Sexuality; Behavioral Sciences and Psychology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter 1--Introduction -- Chapter 2--Mapping the Experiences of Women Victims / Delinquents in War in The Former Yugoslavia OR Contribution to The Understanding of Women's History of War -- Chapter 3--Female crime during the armed conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Chapter 4--Female offenders - Analysis of female criminality in the Republic of Slovenia -- Chapter 5--Gender and Crime in Croatia: Female Criminality in Context -- Chapter 6--Battered woman syndrome in female offenders in Republic of North Macedonia -- Chapter 7--The feminist pathways perspective and general strain theory: A test on female murderers in the Republic of North Macedonia ; -- Chapter 8--Female Criminality in Republic of Serbia -- Chapter 9--Female criminality in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Crime rates, structure and penalty -- Chapter 10--Criminalization of Women in the Balkans - Case Study of Montenegro -- Chapter 11--Women as practitioners in the criminal justice system: Is there gender balance in the Balkans? -- Chapter 12--Implications and Lessons Learned. .
• Sommario/riassunto: This edited volume is the first volume that researches female criminality in the Balkan region and provides insights about patriarchal relations, gender roles, and female criminal behavior. The chapters provide research and data about crimes committed by females in Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Croatia, and Slovenia. The chapters investigate topics such as: Long violence Social abuse and discrimination Life trajectories towards criminal behavior Women facing financial stress and dependence and how it relates to crime Women in the criminal justice system Examining the relationship between crime, gender, and the “modernization” of Balkan (ex-Yugoslavian) social structure, this volume is ideal for interdisciplinary criminology scholars specializing in the Balkans. Chapter 3 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.