Policy Press

Contemporary Intersectional Criminology in the UK

Examining the Boundaries of Intersectionality and Crime

Edited by Jane Healy and Ben Colliver

Published

Jan 16, 2024

Page count

244 pages

ISBN

978-1529215953

Dimensions

Imprint

Bristol University Press

Published

Jul 27, 2022

Page count

244 pages

ISBN

978-1529215946

Dimensions

234 x 156 mm

Imprint

Bristol University Press

Published

Jul 27, 2022

Page count

244 pages

ISBN

978-1529215960

Dimensions

Imprint

Bristol University Press

Published

Jul 27, 2022

Page count

244 pages

ISBN

978-1529215960

Dimensions

Imprint

Bristol University Press
Contemporary Intersectional Criminology in the UK

This is the first collection dedicated to the use of intersectionality as theory, framework and methodology in criminological research.

It draws together contemporary British research to demonstrate the value of intersectionality theory in both familiar and innovative applications, including race, gender, class, disability, sexual orientation and age. Experts explore a range of experiences relating to harm, hate crimes and offending, and demonstrate the impacts of oppression on complex personal identities that do not fit neatly in homogenised communities.

Challenging conventional perspectives, it positions intersectionality firmly into the mainstream of criminology.

“This book thrusts intersectional criminology from the margins to the centre of UK criminology by offering rigorous and crucial academic interrogations of crime, violence and the criminal legal system, utilizing intersectionality frameworks.” Hillary Potter, University of Colorado Boulder

Jane Healy is a criminologist and Deputy Head of the Department of Social Science and Social Work at Bournemouth University.

Ben Colliver is Lecturer in Criminology at Birmingham City University.

1. Introduction to this Collection - Jane Healy and Ben Colliver

Part 1: Examining the Theoretical and Conceptual Contributions of Intersectionality to Criminology

2. Intersectionality and Criminology: Uncomfortable Bedfellows? - Jane Healy

3. A Narrative Exposition of British Colonial Rule in the Americas - Melsia Tomlin-Kräftner

4. Healing from Identity-Based Violence: An Intersectional Discussion - James Pickles

Part 2: Crime, Harm and Criminal Justice Systems: Intersectionality’s Engagement with Crime and Deviance

5. Navigating Probation and Managing Substance Use: The Roles of Gender and Class - Melindy Duffus

6. Young Men’s Perspectives on Child Criminal Exploitation and Their Involvement in County Lines Drug Dealing: An Intersectional Analysis - Hannah Marshall

7. Navigating Constructions of the ‘Ideal Victim’ among Men Who Experience Childhood DVA and Gang Involvement - Jade Levell

8. Intersectional Studies in Prisons Research: Prisons and Punishment in England and Wales - Saabirah Osman

Part 3: New Frontiers in Hate Crime Research

9. Intersectional Oppression and Transgender People’s Experiences of Discrimination - Ben Colliver

10. Hateful Subjectivities: Using Intersectionality to Inform a Critical Hate Studies Perspective - Katie McBride and Zoë James

11. ‘Why Do You Hate Me So Much?’ Examining Disability Hate Crime Experiences through an Intersectional Lens - Jane Healy

12. Using Intersectionality to Understand Abuse against Elders: A Conceptual Examination - Emma Finnegan

13. Intersections of LGBTQ+ Social Spaces Using Gender Analysis and the Social Model - Lisa Overton and Joshua Hepple

14. Conclusion: Where Next for Intersectional Criminology? - Ben Colliver and Jane Healy