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Carol Smart

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British sociologist and feminist criminologist whose 1976 book Women, Crime and Criminology argued that mainstream criminology had ignored or misrepresented women's experiences of crime and the criminal justice system. The book is widely credited with founding feminist criminology as a distinct field of study. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1948 1
Nationality
British 2
Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own account
Founded feminist criminology as a distinct field with her critique of mainstream criminology's treatment of women. 1
Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own account
Women, Crime and Criminology (1976) 1
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1. Wikipedia: Carol Smart
  • Career section
    Smart is an important figure within the feminist criminology world. Her book titled Women, Crime and Criminology, written in 1976, remains a key feminist critique of criminology.
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  • Notable works section
  • Theories Developed: Feminist Criminology
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2. Wikidata: Carol Smart
Wikidata Q5044563, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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