The Status of Feminist Theories in Criminology

Taking Stock: The Status of Criminological Theory: Advances in Criminological Theory: Volume 15

Volumn 15, Issue , 2017, Pages 217-250

  Miller, Jody ^a   Mullins, Christopher W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781315130620-9     Document Type: Chapter

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