The representation of females in criminological research: A content analysis of American and British journal articles

Women and Criminal Justice

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 1-28

  Hughes, Lorine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Female representation; Feminist critique; Sex bias; Women and criminology

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749402312     PISSN: 08974454     EISSN: 15410323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J012v16n01_01     Document Type: Review

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