Contemporary Intersectional Criminology in the UK: Examining the Boundaries of Intersectionality and Crime

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Contemporary Intersectional Criminology in the UK: Examining the Boundaries of Intersectionality and Crime
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Table of contents
List of Figures and Tables
Notes on Contributors
1 Introduction to this Collection
	References
Part I Examining the Theoretical and Conceptual Contributions of Intersectionality to Criminology
	2 Intersectionality and Criminology: Uncomfortable Bedfellows?
		Introduction
		Contextualizing intersectionality
		Constructing intersectionality
		From black women to all women
		Challenges of intersectionality
		Intersectionality and criminology
		Conclusion
		References
	3 A Narrative Exposition of British Colonial Rule in the Americas
		Introduction
		The British triangular trade in Africans
		Early European emigrants to the Americas
		British Caribbean slave society
		Abolition of slavery and the apprenticeship period
		Post-emancipation to the World Wars
		The Windrush era
		Conclusion
		References
	4 Healing from Identity-Based Violence: An Intersectional Discussion
		Introduction
		Identity-based violence
		Intersectionality and identity-based violence
		Intersectional healing
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
Part II 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
		Introduction
		The probation service
		Gender and class in service provision
		Methodology
		Findings and discussion
			Gender and domestic violence
			Social class
		Conclusion
		References
	6 Young Men’s Perspectives on Child Criminal Exploitation and Their Involvement in County Lines Drug Dealing: An Intersectional Analysis
		Introduction
		County lines and child criminal exploitation
		Applying an intersectional lens
		Methodology
		Findings
			“For me, it’s to help my mum”
			“Wanting to make it, having to make it or just being forced to make it”
			“They don’t know how to handle themselves”
		Conclusion
		Note
		References
	7 Navigating Constructions of the ‘Ideal Victim’ among Men Who Experience Childhood DVA and Gang Involvement
		Introduction
		Considering intersectional perspectives
		Childhood domestic abuse victimization
		The mix of race, gender and class among men labelled as ‘gang-involved’
		Marginalized masculinity on-road
		Uncomfortable labels: victims, perpetrators, children, offenders
		Conclusion
		References
	8 Intersectional Studies in Prisons Research: Prisons and Punishment in England and Wales
		Introduction
		Intersectional identities and prison terms
		Race, prisons and programmes
		Gender and prisons
		Conclusion
		References
Part III New Frontiers in Hate Crime Research
	9 Intersectional Oppression and Transgender People’s Experiences of Discrimination
		Introduction
		Understanding transphobic hate crime
		Methodology
		Transnormativity, transphobia and exclusion
		Conclusion
		References
	10 Hateful Subjectivities: Using Intersectionality to Inform a Critical Hate Studies Perspective
		Introduction
		Neo-liberal capitalism and hate
		Legal hate protections and identity
		Intersectionality and the hate crime agenda
		Taking a critical hate studies approach
		Conclusion
		Note
		References
	11 ‘Why Do You Hate Me So Much?’ Examining Disability Hate Crime Experiences through an Intersectional Lens
		Introduction
		Conceptualizing disability hate crimes through disablism
		Prevalence of disability hate crimes
		Methodology
		Reflections on the research process
		Experiences of disability hate crimes: intersecting gender and disability
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	12 Using Intersectionality to Understand Abuse against Elders: A Conceptual Examination
		Introduction
		Context: older people as victims in the UK
		The potential benefits of intersectionality for understanding elder abuse
		Older women victims
		Older male victims
		Power within relationships and power relations within society
		Services and intersectionality
		Methodological benefits
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	13 Intersections of LGBTQ+ Social Spaces Using Gender Analysis and the Social Model
		Introduction
		Defining spaces
		Non-normative bodies
		Methodology
		Non-normative bodies and public space: experiences from New Orleans
		The pub and the drag kings
		Reflections on G-A-Y nightclub and being a gay disabled man
		Exclusion from sexual spaces
		Grindr and sexual agency in cyberspace to IRL space
		Conclusion
		Note
		References
	14 Conclusion: Where Next for Intersectional Criminology?
		Introduction
		Social inequality
		Power
		Relationality
		Social context
		Complexity
		Social justice
		The lack of intersectional research
		Fluidity of identity
		Conclusion
		References
Index
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