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

This edited collection showcases contemporary criminological studies that utilize intersectional frameworks. The collection highlights the utility of the concept of intersectionality and also addresses the current gap in literature on applying intersectionality to contemporary criminological studies in particular. Criminology as a discipline has been slow to employ the application of intersectionality to research, analysis and theory, and yet these chapters demonstrate the contribution it makes to our understanding of victims, perpetrators and social structures. It is at the forefront of feminist studies and this collection offers the opportunity for a long-overdue recognition of it within criminology. This edited collection therefore addresses a topical issue and serves as a strong reminder and evidence that identities cannot be reduced and understood along a single axis. Front Cover Contemporary Intersectional Criminology in the UK: Examining the Boundaries of Intersectionality and Crime Copyright information 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 Back Cover 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. In the first collection of its kind, criminology experts demonstrate the value of applying intersectionality as theory, framework and methodology in research. They explore applications including race, gender and age alongside a range of experiences relating to harm, hate crimes and offending, to shed new light on the causes and effects of crime