The previous chapters analysed the crime of women in the cities in the west of the Dutch
Republic. We saw that the percentages of women in prosecuted crime fluctuated over time …

In the early modern period women played a prominent role in crime. At times they even
made up half of all defendants. Female criminality was a typically urban phenomenon. Why …

Cet article démontre que dans la longue durée, la part des femmes dans les poursuites et
les condamnations en Hollande, entre 1750 et 1838 est restée stable. Entre 1750 et 1811 …

This article builds on recent calls in urban and gender history for a better understanding of
the interaction between gender and the urban environment Its focus is on male and female …

This thesis focuses on serious female offenders living in Liverpool and London during the
Victorian period. In contrast to much existing historical research on women and crime, the …

This article considers the phenomenon of historical gendered institutional harm, examining
the widespread incarceration of women and girls in Ireland through the decades following …

This thesis studies aspects of women's criminal behaviour during the period from 1780-
1830, using the criminal court records from two juridical areas: the City of London and the …

The subject of women and crime was neglected, or at least relatively neglected, by
criminologists until the late twentieth century, but a significant body of research has been …

A complete reappraisal of the scale and significance of female criminality in a period of
major legislative changes. This book offers important new insights into the relationship …

This paper examines imprisonment data from Victoria between 1860 and 1920 to gather
insights into the variations in incidence of women being convicted by rural versus urban …